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Unsaturated fats are usually liquid at room temperature. They are found in most vegetable products and oils. An exception is a group of tropical oils like coconut or palm kernel oil which are highly saturated. Using foods containing "polyunsaturated" and "monounsaturated" fats does not increase our risk of heart disease.
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www.umass.edu/nibble/infofile/unsatfat.html
www.umass.edu/nibble/infofile/unsatfat.html
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Saturated Fats ... Saturated fats are found in meats and whole dairy products like milk, cheese, cream and ice cream. Some saturated fats are also found in plant foods like tropical oils (coconut or palm ... To find more about fat, read the files "Fat" and "Unsaturated Fats" or send a message to "Ask the Nutritionist."
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www.umass.edu/nibble/infofile/satfat.html
www.umass.edu/nibble/infofile/satfat.html
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Unsaturated Fats (Polyunsaturated and Monounsaturated) ... Polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats; Polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats are the two unsaturated fats. They're found mainly in many fish, nuts, seeds and oils from plants.
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www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=532
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Face the Fats - Everything you need to know about Polyunsaturated fats. ... From a chemical standpoint, polyunsaturated fats are simply fats that have more than one double-bonded (unsaturated) carbon in the molecule. Polyunsaturated fats are typically liquid at room temperature and when chilled.
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www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=304579...
www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3045796
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They are more reactive than saturated fats and combine relatively easily with oxygen to become rancid. There are two main types of unsaturated fats: cis fats and trans fats. Cis fats have molecules with irregular shapes that do not allow them to pack closely together, consequently they are liquid at room temperature.
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www.answers.com/topic/unsaturated-fat
www.answers.com/topic/unsaturated-fat
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Foods containing unsaturated fats ... Common unsaturated fats are derived from oily fish such as herring, tuna, sardines, and salmon; as well as from vegetable oils and nuts. All of these can help to provide certain fatty acids (specifically, omega-3 and omega-6) that the body cannot synthesize on its own.
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www.thedietchannel.com/Unsaturated-Fat.htm
www.thedietchannel.com/Unsaturated-Fat.htm
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Trans fats are actually unsaturated fats, but they can raise total and LDL (bad) cholesterol levels while also lowering HDL (good) cholesterol levels. Trans fats are used to extend the shelf life of processed foods, typically cookies, cakes, fries and donuts.
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lowfatcooking.about.com/od/lowfatbasics/a/fats1004.htm
lowfatcooking.about.com/od/lowfatbasics/a/fats1004.htm
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Although increased cholesterol levels occur on diets high in saturated fat, there is no direct causal indication that eating more unsaturated fats can by itself decrease blood cholesterol levels. Basically, the typical American diet contains too much fat from all sources. ...
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www.ellenskitchen.com/faqs/oilsfats.html
www.ellenskitchen.com/faqs/oilsfats.html
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