Posts Tagged ‘Fatty Acids’

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Table of Contents

• Fatty Acid Classification by Saturation
  • Saturated
  • Monounsaturated
  • Polyunsaturated
• Dangers of Polyunsaturated
• Fatty Acid Classification by Length
  • Short-Chain
  • Medium-Chain
  • Long-Chain
  • Very Long-Chain
• Omega-3, -6, -9 Fatty Acids
  • What is the Difference?
  • Current vs Optimum Ratios
• Modern Methods of Processing Fats
  • Extraction
    • Process and Rancid Results
    • Safe Technique
  • Hydrogenation
    • Process and Toxic Results
  • Homogenization
    • Process and Toxic Results
• Trans Fats
  • What’s so Bad About Them
  • Link to Heart Disease
  • How to Avoid Them
• Interesterified Fats
  • Trans Fat’s Unhealthy Replacement
  • Why are They Bad
• Food Fat Composition
  • Duck and Goose
  • Chicken
  • Lard or Pork
  • Beef and Mutton
  • Olive Oil
  • Peanut Oil
  • Sesame Oil
  • Safflower, Corn, Sunflower, Soybean and Cottonseed Oils
  • Canola Oil
  • Flax Seed Oil
  • Tropical Oils
    • Palm Oil
    • Coconut Oil
• Fat Tips to Live By

Links:
General Information
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2002/08/17/saturated-fat1.aspx
Trans Fats
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/12/24/Trans-Fats-Can-Be-Deadly.aspx

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