Lipids: News and Research on Fatty Acids, Monounsaturated

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How the fats we eat shape our ability to fight disease

The types of fats we consume directly impacts the survival and strength of the body's immune cells and ability to fight disease, researchers have found. A University of Queensland team led an international collaboration that ...

Our body is doing fat-math (better than you'd imagine)

Remember seeing your triglyceride levels in your lab report? Ah! Fats you may dismiss, thinking of the next gym work you need to head to. Fatty acids are broken down via a process called β-oxidation. But did you ever wonder ...

Seed oils aren't the problem—how we consume them is

The American Heart Association wants people to know that "there's no reason to avoid seed oils and plenty of reasons to eat them," but some media headlines and social media influencers will ask you to believe otherwise.

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