The Current Advice on Following a Diet to Prevent Heart

question 86

Multiple Choice

The current advice on following a diet to prevent heart disease is to:

• A) reduce the total fat content to 20% so as to result in a reduction of total calorie intake.
• B) switch to butter on your foods because margarine is higher in trans fats.
• C) substitute polyunsaturated fats for solid fats.
• D) use the Mediterranean diet recommendations because it is a low-fat diet.

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