1.   Now, the emphasis is on saturated fat and total dietary fat.

2.   The simple changes reduce the total fat in the diet by quiet a large amount.

3.   Choose a diet that is low in saturated fat and cholesterol and moderate in total fat.

4.   Dr. Penny Kris-Etherton, nutrition professor at Pennsylvania State University, agreed that the main nutrition message should be to reduce total dietary fat.

5.   However, there are some indications that ideas are changing about the dietary role of transfats and the current emphasis on total dietary fat.

6.   Note the amount of total fat listed and compare it to the breakdown of specific fats on the label.

7.   That association held for total fat as well as monounsaturated fat, found in olive and canola oils, and saturated fat, found in meat and milk products.

8.   The amount of total fat was also somewhat lower in the intervention group.

9.   The new guidelines would recommend a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol but moderate in total fat.

10.   The previous guidelines called for a diet low in total fat, saturated fat and cholesterol.