Harmful if excessive

Alcohol, or ethanol, is not a nutrient but is widely consumed and provides 7 calories per gram. The liver metabolizes it at a limi...

Saturated fats are fatty acids with no double bonds between carbon atoms, which makes fats rich in them solid or semi solid at roo...

Trans fatty acids are unsaturated fats with at least one double bond in the trans configuration, giving them a straighter shape th...

Added sugars are sugars and syrups put into foods and drinks during processing or preparation, including table sugar sucrose, high...