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How Much Saturated Fat Should You Have Per Day?

Published Sep,17 2011  |  By J. Renae Brinkman

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's publication "Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2010" emphasizes three major goals for Americans, one of which is to decrease consumption of foods containing high amounts of saturated fat.

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