The dietary guideline limits the intake of SATURATED FATTY ACIDS to less than 10% of calories.
Saturated fats are unhealthy fats that are found in high quantity in foods such as meat and other dairy products. They are unhealthy because they contain high quantity of cholesterol which is not good for the heart.
The dietary guideline recommends that saturated fatty acid should be replaced with polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fatty acids in foods.
