Fat

In nutrition, biology, and chemistry, fat usually means any ester of fatty acids, or a mixture of such compounds, most commonly those that occur in living beings or in food.The term often refers specifically to triglycerides (triple esters of glycerol), that are the main components of vegetable oils and of fatty tissue in animals; or, even more narrowly, to triglycerides that are solid or semisolid at room temperature, thus excluding oils.

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Scientists describe new type of fat in human bellies

Pennington Biomedical contributes to study advancing medical imaging on body fat and muscle distribution - EurekAlert

Dangerous Kind of Fat Hidden in The Body Can Raise Your Risk of Death

F.D.A. Proposes New Food Labels to Detail Sugar, Fat and Salt Content

According to Scientists, This Type of Fat Could Help You Lose Weight and Live Longer

CNIO and CNIC research identifies a key protein for ‘burning’ fat - EurekAlert

Better Than Metformin: New Diabetes Wonder-Drug Slashes Fat and Blood Sugar

New study investigates link between fat and cancer - EurekAlert

Starving cancer cells of fat may improve cancer treatment

Starving cancer cells of fat may improve cancer treatment - EurekAlert

New Research Shakes Up Beliefs About Fat and Brain Health

Whether You Carry Fat in Your Arms or Legs Could Predict Risk of Dementia

High dose dietary vitamin D allocates surplus calories to muscle and growth instead of fat via modulation of myostatin and leptin signaling. (Preprint - 2024)

Fighting fat and inflammation: Scientists develop powerful new compounds

Fighting fat and inflammation: Scientists develop powerful new compounds - EurekAlert

Mouse Experiment Uncovers a Crucial Switch That Breaks Down Fat For Warmth

Fat, sugar, trash: All the weird things that may fuel planes by 2050

Alzheimer’s may be caused by a build-up of fat in brain cells

New Study Links Higher Levels of a Certain Type of Fat to a Decreased Risk of Dementia

New Drug Reverses Obesity And Lowers Cholesterol in Mice Despite High Fat Diet