Tag: MUFA
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PUFA (linoleic acid) is hepatotoxic and carcinogenic; MUFA/SFA are not
A neat little commentary in the Cell journal on a study in Nature. Not very surprising for…
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Lipolysis preferentially releases PUFA from adipose tissue
…compared to SFA and/or MUFA. This topic is considered highly controversial in Peat-land, mostly because of the…
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Stearic acid (SA) is an estrogen receptor antagonist
Over the last year or so I stumbled upon a few studies claiming both SA (C18:0) and…
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Dietary PUFA in childhood causes diabetes and irreversible (male) infertility
A great study, which corroborates the discussion in another recent post of mine on PUFA’s role in…
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Melanoma defined by increased fatty acid synthesis and unsaturation
Yet another study implicating dysregulated fatty acid, instead of glucose, metabolism in cancer cells. Namely, the expression…
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SFA / MUFA are preferentially oxidized, while PUFA are stored/accumulated
Just a quick post in response to some of the hate mail I keep getting on a…
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Cholesterol and saturated fat are anabolic; PUFA/MUFA akin to chemical castration
A pair of interesting study and a commentary in the highly respected Journals of Gerontology. Namely, higher…