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

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New research indicates visceral fat has a profoundly negative effect on cognitive abilities

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Revolutionizing Cultured Meat: Lab-Grown Fat Unlocks Realistic Flavor and Texture

Silent Killer: The Hidden Danger of Muscle Fat

Eating Late Can Alter How You Burn Calories And Store Fat, Depressing Study Finds

Scientists Discover Surprising Consequence of a High-Fat Diet During Pregnancy

Fat Quantum Cats: Physicists’ Record-Breaking Schrödinger Cat Experiment

Surrounding tumours with brown fat could starve them of nutrients

CoolSculpting Promised to Zap Fat. For Some, It Brought Disfigurement.

CoolSculpting Promised to Zap Fat. For Some, It Brought Disfigurement.