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Fats and Oils To Choose
Fats and Oils To Choose
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and oils,
choose
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and oils,
choose
thoseChoose
with less saturated fat.
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safflower,
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margarine
soybean,
and
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oils
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margarine)
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(especially light margarine)
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margarine
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the FoodFat,
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Adapted from Canola Council of Canada, “Canola Oil Dietary Fat” (www.canola-council.org/PDF/
dietarychart.pdf#zoom=100). July 19, 2007.
“Canola Oil Dietary Fat” (www.canola-council.org/PDF/
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158 Adapted from Canola Council of Canada,
dietarychart.pdf#zoom=100). July 19, 2007.
Adapted from the “With Every Heartbeat Is Life: A Community Health Worker’s Manual for African Americans,” produced by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute,
and the Canola Council of Canada, “Canola Oil Dietary Fat” (www.canola-council.org/PDF/dietarychart.pdf#zoom=100). July 19, 2007.
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