palmitic

American  

[pal-mit-ik, pahl-, pah-mit-] / pælˈmɪt ɪk, pɑl-, pɑˈmɪt- /

adjective

Chemistry.

1. of or derived from palmitic acid.

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Etymology

Origin of palmitic

From the French word palmitique, dating back to 1855–60. See palm ², -ite ¹, -ic

Example Sentences

Each participant followed two separate six-week diets that included muffins and spreads made with either palmitic acid-rich fats or stearic acid-rich fats.

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The results indicate that both palmitic acid and stearic acid-rich interesterified fats, when consumed in normal dietary amounts, do not appear to raise short-term risk factors linked to heart disease.

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Professor Wendy Hall, lead author and Professor of Nutritional Sciences at King's College London, said: "Our findings provide reassuring evidence that industrially processed fats currently used in everyday foods, whether rich in palmitic or stearic acid, are unlikely to have harmful effects on cardiovascular health when consumed in amounts that people could achieve in their everyday diets. This is important given the widespread use of these fats in processed foods such as margarines, pastries, and confectionery."

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Researchers exposed these model microglia and neurons to palmitic acid, the most abundant saturated fatty acid in high-fat foods like lard, shortening, meat and dairy products, to observe how it affected gene activation in the cells as well as functioning of mitochondria, structures inside cells that have a primary metabolic role of generating energy.

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From here, the researchers plan to expand on findings related to synaptic pruning and mitochondria function, and to see how palmitic acid and DHA effects play out in primary brain cells from young versus aged animals.

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