unsaturated

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"Physicians started telling us in the '50s and' 60s to take the saturated fat out of our diet and use unsaturated," said study author Elaine Hardman, an associate professor of biochemistry and microbiology at Marshall University School of Medicine, in Huntington, W. Va.

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  1. adjective Of or relating to an organic compound, especially a fatty acid, containing one or more double or triple bonds between the carbon atoms.
  2. adjective Capable of dissolving more of a solute at a given temperature.

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  • The oil in sesame is unsaturated, plus the nuts are high in a lignan called sesamin that blocks the absorption of cholesterol and even reduces the amount of cholesterol the liver produces. —  Hungry Magazine
  • Group 2's diet had 20 percent increased unsaturated fatty acids with no increase in total fat-thus boosting the ratio of healthy (unsaturated) to unhealthy —  Scientific American
  • Hepatic activation of HCFC-123 or the unsaturated perchloroethylene through oxidative pathways leads to the formation of the electrophiles trifluoroacetyl chloride or trichloroacetyl chloride, respectively. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • "One thing I've recently learned is the number one rule to detect a source of distillate is if you find poly-unsaturated fats, we have a distillate," Forensic Consultant Timothy Hughes of Little Rock said.
  • Tip: While peanut butter is a good source of mono-unsaturated fats, it can be bad news for your waistline if you eat too much of it.
 

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/ənˈsætʃjureɪtɛd/
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