Courtesy of the American Heart Association and McClatchy Newspapers, here is a true-or-false quiz to help:
1. Monounsaturated fats and polyunsaturated fats raise LDL (bad) cholesterol.
2. Trans fats and saturated fats increase your risk of heart disease.
3. Hydrogenated oils are similar to monounsaturated fats.
4. Trans fats are not really fats.
5. Avocados, olive oil and canola oil typically contain high amounts of saturated fats.
6. Ice cream, butter, cheese, ribs and lard typically contain high amounts of trans fats.
7. The American Heart Association recommends limiting saturated-fat consumption to less than 10 percent of daily calories.
8. If a nutrition label says “0 g” trans fat, the food can still contain 0.5 grams of trans fat a serving.
9. If a label says cholesterol-free, the product doesn’t contain any fats that might increase LDL (bad) cholesterol.
Answers: 1. false; 2. true; 3. false; 4. false; 5. false; 6. false; 7. false (the recommendation: less than 7 percent); 8. true; 9. false
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