Summary : Sometimes it seems as though dietary fat is the most important thing in everyone's lives. Newspapers and magazines are filled with articles about the dangers of eating too many high-fat foods. Supermarket shelves overflow with reduced-, low- and non-fat foods, and virtually every person you talk to is trying to trim the fat from his or her diet! Nevertheless, misconceptions about fat - especially about reduced-fat foods and their role in the diet - pop up frequently in conversations and articles on health. Here, with the help of some nutrition and food experts, are the facts with which to combat the "myth-information" about dietary fats and low-fat foods.