polyunsaturated fat
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- noun
- /ˌpɒliˌʌnˈsætʃʊreɪtɪd fæ t/
- Specialized
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grasa poliinsaturada
- Jacqueline L. Dupont, who oversees the nutrition research program for ARS, thinks it's due to an increase in consumption of polyunsaturated fat.
- essential polyunsaturated fats
- long-chain polyunsaturated fats
To your point, people often make all sorts of claims about seed oils and polyunsaturated fats in general.
- To your point, people often make all sorts of claims about seed oils and polyunsaturated fats in general.
- We know that mono unsaturated fatty acids are good for our health, and we know that polyunsaturated fatty acids are also good for our health.
- And so with that, I dove into the biochemistry of the essential fatty acids, which are the polyunsaturated fatty acids.
- Does it contain healthy other nutrients like fibre and mono and polyunsaturated fatty acids?
- Another class is polyunsaturated fatty acids.
- Two, I think oxidation status, so it so fish oil is a polyunsaturated fatty acid, so it is prone to oxidation.
Examples
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Many health experts recommend including polyunsaturated fats in your diet for better heart health.
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They advise that we should be consuming polyunsaturated fats.
Blog text (24) -
To your point, people often make all sorts of claims about seed oils and polyunsaturated fats in general.
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Nuts are packed with healthful mono- and polyunsaturated fats.
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At the same time, essential polyunsaturated fats are often deficient because the foods in which they are present in high levels are not commonly found in the modern diet.
Academic text (2004) -
Reducing saturated fat and ensuring adequate intake of essential long-chain polyunsaturated fats appears to be most beneficial for preventing atherosclerosis.
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This follows the evidence-based principles of an intake low in saturated fats, replacing them with polyunsaturated fats where possible and including oily fish.
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Olive oil is a popular source of polyunsaturated fats that can enhance the flavor of salads.
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The nutritionist explained that polyunsaturated fats, found in fish and nuts, are beneficial for reducing cholesterol.
Synonyms
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A type of fat in fish and some vegetable oils that can help your heart
Antonyms
- Informal
A type of fat found mainly in animal foods that has no double bonds in its chain
How Unsaturated
- Specialized
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- Informal
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun phrase is fully compositional: 'polyunsaturated' specifies a type of fat (multiple double bonds) and 'fat' names the substance, so the overall meaning is just the adjective modifying the noun. This is a technical but predictable morphological combination (e.g. Spanish/French cognates like 'poliinsaturado'/'polyinsaturé'), so a learner who knows both constituents can infer the meaning.
Etymology
Polyunsaturated fat is a name made of parts: poly means 'many', unsaturated means 'not full', and fat is the oily part of food. So the name describes fats with 'many' places that are 'not full', which is why it is used for the plant and fish oils people often call 'healthy' for the heart.