Health and Diet Online Glossary
Fat: The ester of glycerol and one, two or three fatty acids. In human health terms it's the various soft, solid or semisolid tissues containing such substances. Fat is the most dense and often the body's easiest form of calorie storage. Eating more calories that one consumes lead to build-up of fat storage. As a general rule, fat should account for less than 30% of ones daily caloric intake. See obesity.
FDA: Abbreviation for Food and Drug Administration. A federal agency developed under the Department of Health and Human Services to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
