Palmitic acid is a saturated long-chain fatty acid (LCFA), a term for fatty acids containing 13 to 21 carbons. Palmitic acid contains 16 carbons. This acid is found in most fats and oils, such as ...

Saturated fatty acid chain length should be taken into consideration when assessing the impact on heart health, a new study suggests, indicating an opening for food marketers to differentiate the ...

Researchers at Osaka University identified a degradation factor for SREBP1 as essential for maintaining the balance of saturated and unsaturated fatty acids in adipose tissue. This discovery may lead ...

The way by which saturated fatty acids can help with learning and memory acquisition in rats has been determined. Saturated fatty acids, which are found in foods such as meat and dairy products, are ...

High saturated fatty acid levels were associated with increased cancer risk, especially for breast, prostate, and colorectal cancers. High total saturated fatty acid (SFA) levels and specific SFA ...

The Trump administration's nutrition rules bring back full-fat dairy, red meat and butter to federal dietary guidelines. Here ...

Asking whether saturated fat is good or bad for your cardiovascular (CV) health is looking for a simplistic answer to a complicated issue. Saturated fat is not a single entity, and the merits of ...

A meta-analysis showed that reducing saturated fat intake was associated with reduced mortality, albeit only in high-risk individuals. For people at low to intermediate cardiovascular risk, cutting or ...

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