Dietary Fat: Eat More of the Right Type and Worry Less? (See the In the News box on p. 437 in your text.) To determine the percentages of saturated and unsaturated fats in your current diet, complete the http://63.73.158.75/Analyze/option.asp Interactive Health Eating Index. The http://www.usda.gov/cnpp/Pubs/DG2000/Index.htm 2000 DHHS/USDA Dietary Guidelines for Americans provides information about types of fat, as well as the standard general recommendation for fat intake. The http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/label.html Food and Drug Administration: Food Labeling Page provides information about food labels, including saturated and trans fat content and FDA-approved health claims relating to CVD. Information about different types of dietary fat and their effects on CVD risk are available from the http://www.americanheart.org American Heart Association (AHA). Some sections of interest on the AHA Web site include the following: For information on very low-fat diets, visit the following sites: For information on syndrome X, glycemic index, and diets relatively high in fat, visit the following sites: | 
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