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unsaturated fat
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unsaturated fat: see saturated fat saturated fat, any solid fat that is an ester of glycerol and a saturated fatty acid. The molecules of a saturated fat have only single bonds between carbon atoms; if double bonds are present in the fatty acid portion of the molecule, the fat is said to be
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Rather than hydrogenate their oils, the Dutch researchers converted cis fats directly to trans by a process called isomeration.
Trans in trouble by Liebman, Bonnie / Nutrition Action Healthletter
[8] "In general," says Fred Mattson, a noted researcher at the University of California in San Diego, "studies show trans fats to have the same effect on human blood lipid levels as cis fats.
The truth about trans: hydrogenated oils aren't guilty as charged by Blume, Elaine / Nutrition Action Healthletter
 
 
 
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