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View synonyms for saturated fat
saturated fat
noun
, Nutrition.
- a type of single-bond animal or vegetable fat, as that found in butter, meat, egg yolks, and coconut or palm oil, that in humans tends to increase cholesterol levels in the blood. Compare saturated ( def 3 ).
saturated fat
- A fat with a triglyceride molecule containing three saturated fatty acids. All carbon atoms in the fatty acid chains of saturated fats are connected by single bonds. Most fats derived from animal sources are saturated fats. Eating foods high in saturated fats can lead to elevated cholesterol levels in the blood.
- Compare unsaturated fat
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Word History and Origins
Origin of saturated fat1
First recorded in 1970–75
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Example Sentences
At 96 percent water, cukes have no saturated fat or cholesterol, and are very high in vitamin K, vitamin B6 and iron.
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The lack of correlation between saturated fat intake and heart disease risk still stands.
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The dogma that saturated fat causes heart disease is crumbling.
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Eating saturated fat can be the key to developing a healthy and lean body.
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After years of advocating low-fat diets, Dr. Oz recently declared that eating saturated fat might not actually be all that bad.
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