There are several different kinds of fats. Fats that are good for you, and fats that are bad.

Saturated Fats:

The worst kind of fats are called saturated fats. They are the worst kind because they raise your choleterol level. Meat is responsible for nearly one third of the saturated fats we weat. They are also in butter, cheese, ice cream, and products made of butterfat like milk. These saturated fats don't come just from animals however. They are also in three vegetable oils: coconut oil, palm oil, and palm-kernel oil. It is best to try and avoid saturated fats. They are harmful to your body.

Polyunsaturated Fats:

These kinds of fats are in the middle. It can change from good to bad, depending on the circumstances. The good side is that polyunsaturated fats can actually help lower blood pressure raised from saturated fats. These fats include corn, soybean, safflower, sunflower, and conttonseed oil. On the other side of things, polyunsaturated fat margarine contains extra ingredients such as stabilizers, emuslifiers, and preservatives.

Monounsaturated Fats:

These fats are a lot better for you to eat. They include olive oil, and peanut butter. You might also find mono-fats in plant foods like beans, grains, vegetables, nuts, and seeds. The mono-fats have great benifits. Their choleterol level is significanlty lower than that of both saturated and polyunsaturated fats.

Protein:

Every cell in your body is built from protein. It makes up the essential building blocks of your muscle, bone, cartilage, skin, blood, and lymph. Your hair and fingernails consist of fibers of a protein called keratin. Collagen is a protein which strengthens your skin, blood vessels, bones, teeth and provides glue that binds the cells in various organs and tissues. Your mucles are made up of fibers of protein called myosin and actin. Protein also helps regulate the balance of water and acids in your body.