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 ...

With so many types of fats, and so much mixed messaging around them, it’s tough to know what to eat more or less of when ...

Most dietary saturated fatty acids (SFA) are long chain 14:0–18:0. Short-chain SFA may have a role in prevention of cancer and inflammation of the large intestine, ...

Myristic acid is a long-chain, saturated fatty acid. It raises LDL cholesterol more than other fatty acids. 4. Lauric acid. With 12 carbon atoms, ...

Palmitic acid, formally hexadecenoic acid, is a long-chain saturated fatty acid. It exists in nature primarily as a triglyceride and other esters. The most common natural fatty acid, it is abundant in ...

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, ...

Jun Li, Qi Sun. Consumption of saturated fatty acids and coronary heart disease risk. International Journal of Cardiology , 2019; DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2019.01.022 Cite This Page : ...