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unsaturated fat


A fat that is liquid at room temperature and comes from a plant, such as olive, peanut, corn, cottonseed, sunflower, safflower, or soybean oil. Unsaturated fat tends not to raise the level of LDL ('bad') cholesterol in the blood.
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unsaturated fat


A lipid containing one or more carbon-carbon double bonds. Unsaturated fats tend to be oily liquids and are obtained from plants.
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unsaturated fat


An unsaturated fat is any lipid (fat) which contains one or more carbon-carbon double bonds. Natural unsaturated fats tend to be oily liquids obtained from plants.Examples: palmitoleic acid, oleic aci [..]
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unsaturated fat


 A type of 'good' fat found mainly in foods from plants and fish sources. They include monounsaturated fats and polyunsaturated fats.
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unsaturated fat


An unsaturated fat is a fat or fatty acid in which there are one or more double bonds between carbon atoms of the fatty acid chain. Such fat molecules are monounsaturated if each contains one double b [..]
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unsaturated fat


A kind of fat that is in liquid form at room temperature.
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unsaturated fat


Fat molecules that contain one or more double bonds between their carbon atoms. Although they are considered healthier than saturated fats, they should still be eaten in moderation.
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unsaturated fat


includes both polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats. Found mainly in nuts, seeds, many fish, and oils from plants, unsaturated fat helps your body to work well and may also lower your blood cholest [..]
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unsaturated fat


A fatty acid that has one or more double bonds along its chain.
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unsaturated fat


Healthy dietary fats from plant sources such as vegetable oils, nuts, and whole grains, as well as from fatty fish. Includes monounsaturated fat and polyunsaturated fat.
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unsaturated fat


(un-SATCH-er-ay-ted) Unsaturated fats are liquid at room temperature. Vegetable oils are a major source of unsaturated fat in the diet. Unsaturated fats include polyunsaturated fats and monounsaturated fats. Other foods, such as avocados, fatty fish like salmon and tuna, most nuts, and olives are good sources of unsaturated fat.
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unsaturated fat


A fat that is liquid at room temperature and comes from a plant such as olive, peanut, corn, cottonseed, sunflower, safflower, or soybean. Unsaturated fats tend to lower the level of cholesterol in the blood. Polyunsaturated fats are found in vegetable are considered to be the "good" fats. They have been documented in lowering blood chole [..]
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unsaturated fat


A fat or oil, from either animal or vegetable sources, containing a high proportion of unsaturated fatty acids; will typically be liquid at room temperature; a diet high in unsaturated rather than s [..]
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unsaturated fat


A fat that is liquid at room temperature. Vegetable oils are unsaturated fats. Unsaturated fats include polyunsaturated fats, and monounsaturated fats. They include most nuts, olives, avocados, and fatty fish, like salmon.
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