Saturated fat | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2018-12-10

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Saturated fat


00:01:57 1 Fat profiles
00:02:31 2 Examples of saturated fatty acids
00:03:12 3 Association with diseases
00:03:54 3.1 Cardiovascular disease
00:07:10 3.1.1 Dyslipidemia
00:08:45 3.2 Cancer
00:08:54 3.2.1 Breast cancer
00:09:23 3.2.2 Colorectal cancer
00:09:40 3.2.3 Ovarian cancer
00:10:29 3.2.4 Prostate cancer
00:11:05 3.3 Bones
00:11:33 4 Dietary recommendations
00:14:58 5 Molecular description



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A saturated fat is a type of fat in which the fatty acid chains have all or predominantly single bonds.  A fat is made of two kinds of smaller molecules: glycerol and fatty acids. Fats are made of long chains of carbon (C) atoms. Some carbon atoms are linked by single bonds (-C-C-) and others are linked by double bonds (-C=C-). Double bonds can react with hydrogen to form single bonds. They are called saturated, because the second bond is broken up and each half of the bond is attached to (saturated with) a hydrogen atom. Most animal fats are saturated. The fats of plants and fish are generally unsaturated. Saturated fats tend to have higher melting points than their corresponding unsaturated fats, leading to the popular understanding that saturated fats tend to be solids at room temperatures, while unsaturated fats tend to be liquid at room temperature with varying degrees of viscosity (meaning both saturated and unsaturated fats are found to be liquid at body temperature).
Various fats contain different proportions of saturated and unsaturated fat. Examples of foods containing a high proportion of saturated fat include animal fat products such as cream, cheese, butter, other whole milk dairy products and fatty meats which also contain dietary cholesterol. Certain vegetable products have high saturated fat content, such as coconut oil and palm kernel oil. Many prepared foods are high in saturated fat content, such as pizza, dairy desserts, and sausage.Guidelines released by many medical organizations including the World Health Organization have advocated for reduction in the intake of saturated fat to promote health and reduce the risk from cardiovascular diseases. Many review articles also recommend a diet low in saturated fat and argue it will lower risks of cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, or death. However, a smaller number of other reviews have come to different conclusions.