Lipids, a chemical family that includes cholesterol and fat, make up a major part of the average human diet.

Lipids, a chemical family that includes cholesterol and fat, make up a major part of the average human diet. At 9 kcal per gram — compared to 4 of carbohydrates and proteins, fats serve as concentrated sources of energy to fuel your active lifestyle. However, beyond boosting your energy intake, fats and cholesterol have a number of other physiological roles and eating certain types of fat benefits your health. I want your postings to reflect: Total fat that you personally ate in a day (so look at the food labels, calculate the total calorie from fat, add them up and determine the percentage). Now sometimes its hard to get food label for home cooked meals. For that, check out this website: https://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/search/list (Links to an external site.)