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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New study investigates link between fat and cancer - EurekAlert

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Starving cancer cells of fat may improve cancer treatment - EurekAlert

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

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