### molecule | fat:

Animal fat
* Most animal fats are complex mixtures of different triglycerides
* are inexpensive and easily available
  - very prevalent, even in many seed foods
* can also turn rancid, causing the stitching and leather to rot.
* cause cancer and heart disease.
* contain cholesterol and saturated fat.
* found in meat, poultry and whole-milk dairy products are all high in saturated fats.
* has many edible and inedible applications
  - the highest association with colon cancer
* is available in the form of milk, which is the most wonderful of all foods
  - to many Alabama swine producers
  - considered meat for purposes of kashrut
  - just that - the fat from the bodies of dead animals
* is the main source of cholesterol in our diet
  - most widely recognized atherogenic factor in the diet
* leads to a higher risk of heart attacks.
* make up over half of the fats in the American diet.
* stimulate prostate cells to increase.
* tends to increase estrogen levels.

Atheroma
* is fat
* tends to develop in the abdominal aorta and at the origins of major branches.

Baby fat
* is normal.
* nebulous term that is no longer valid, especially at age eighteen.

### molecule | fat:

Body fat
* Any body fat is interpreted as a sign of weakness when in reality there wide healthy range.
* Most body fat is stored in the form of triglycerides.
* can mask heart and lung sounds.
* contains little water for the body to use in diluting alcohol
* continues to round body contours as growth in height continues.
* contributes no strength advantage and limits endurance, speed, and movement through space.
* helps to insulate against cold temperatures.
* holds a higher vibration.
* is by far more efficient way to store human sustenance for a long mission
  - controlled far more effectively by exercising than by dieting
  - determined by how fast bioelectrical impedance signals are slowed down by fat tissues
  - energy storage which acts like a savings account
  - expressed in percentages
  - lost
  - necessary in moderation as the body uses it for insulation, protection and fuel
  - preserved even while protein is depleted
  - redistributed in a characteristic way
  - reduced when a chronic negative caloric balance exists
  - still present within muscle bundles and internal organs such as heart, liver and kidney
  - stored energy
* is, of course, necessary for life.
* produces estrogen, even in men, leading to excess estrogen and lowered progesterone
  - which aids in the growth of some female cancers
* reflects dietary fat for non-ruminants.
* serves as an energy reserve and protective cushioning for vital organs
  - to store energy and to cushion body organs
* store of excess energy, a result of a relative energy surplus over time.

Brown fat
* burns off much more slowly and is denser.
* is also rich in mitochondria
  - present in human infants and hibernating animals
* specializes in the burning of fat for heat energy.

### molecule | fat:

Dietary fat
* All dietary fats contain a mixture of saturated and unsaturated fatty acids.
* Most dietary fat is from a group of chemical compounds called the triglycerides
  - in the form of triglycerides, an abundant type of lipid
* Some dietary fat is needed as a source of essential fatty acids for fat soluble vitamins
  - for good health
  - vital to enable the body to function properly
* aggravates active rheumatoid arthritis.
* are an important consideration for anyone with arthritis
  - resorbed by simple diffusion
  - the fats found in foods
* can either enhance or impair immune function, depending on the type of fat.
* decrease the flow of carbos into the bloodstream and dampen the insulin response.
* enters the small intestine , emulsified by bile salts.
* have a relatively low heat increment because of a high efficiency of use by the cow.
* serve multiple purposes.
* stimulates the increased production of bile acids, some of which promote colon cancer.