What's the best type of fat for a healthy heart?

Answer:

As with all healthy eating, the key is moderation. Enjoy moderate amounts of polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats.  To help you do this try to use:

• Margarine spreads instead of butter or dairy blends at the table and in recipes
• A variety of oils for cooking - some suitable choices include canola, sunflower, soybean

Also try to avoid saturated fat and trans fats as they can be harmful for your heart. To help you do this try to use:

• Lean meat
• Low fat dairy
• Limited amounts of extra foods such as biscuits, pastry and chips
• Use margarines that list trans fat as < 0.1 g per 100g or %