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Fatty acids: Cholesterol
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The cholesterol that the body produces is considered a blood fat. However, cholesterol foods is not technically a fat, because it does not provide energy.
The liver produces about 75% of cholesterol in the body, and food supply the remaining 25%. Note however that the body is able to produce all the cholesterol it needs without [...]
Fatty acids: Trans Fat
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Hydrogenation is an industrial process that changes the configuration of molecules of unsaturated fatty acids. This gives the trans fat that can make, from unsaturated vegetable oils (mostly soy, corn or canola), margarines more or less solid at room temperature and shortenings that can tolerate high cooking temperatures. Moreover, these products have a long shelf [...]
Fatty acids: Saturated Fat
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Saturated fats are in solid form at room temperature. They are generally less susceptible to rancidity than unsaturated fats and therefore better withstand the heat of cooking.
They come from the animal kingdom (butter, cheese, cream, lard or pork fat, beef, goose, duck, etc..) Or vegetable (olive, coconut, oil palm).
Fatty acids: Unsaturated fatty
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These lipids are divided into two categories.
The polyunsaturated fatty acids (omega-6 and omega-3). They are liquid at room temperature and does not solidify when chilled.
The main sources of fatty acids like omega-6 oils are corn, soybean and sunflower. These oils can not withstand high temperatures and should be reserved for baking.
Fatty acids: The clan fat
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Fats, or lipids, are part of the human diet since time immemorial. They are also essential to health: they provide energy, help regulate body temperature, as well as the synthesis of hormones and fertility, provide essential fatty acids, allow the absorption vitamins A, D, E and K, provide a feeling of fullness, enhance the flavor [...]
L-Carnitine
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Why We Make It ?
L-carnitine is a product of two of the essential amino acids that the body cannot produce on its own: lysine and methionine. L-carnitine is often referred to as a vitamin-like molecule because it is synthesized in the liver and kidneys from the amino acid lysine and other nutrients. At a basic [...]
Atkins Diet Essential Oils
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Buy Dr Atkins Diet Essential Oil At Discount. Dr Atkins Diet Essential Oils - One of the most critical recommendations in Dr Atkins’ mega-bestseller New Diet Revolution is to ensure one is receiving a proper intake of essential oils. Your body needs these hard-to-find essential fatty acids (EFAs) to keep your [...]
