[cs_content][cs_section parallax=”false” separator_top_type=”none” separator_top_height=”50px” separator_top_angle_point=”50″ separator_bottom_type=”none” separator_bottom_height=”50px” separator_bottom_angle_point=”50″ style=”margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text]The Biochemistry of Movement > 9.7.3. Fats are also important fuels for cells > The Most Common Fatty Acids in Our Diet >[/cs_text][cs_text style=”color: #800000;font-family: “Oxygen”,sans-serif;”]Identify the most common fatty acids in our diet and in our body stores as the C14-C20 series from diagrams or models[/cs_text][cs_text]
- Fatty acids can be classified as saturated, monounsaturated, polyunsaturated, and trans fats.
- Saturated fats have no double bonds.
- Unsaturated fats have one or more double bonds. Monounsaturated fats have one double bond, while polyunsaturated fats have two or more double bonds.
- The most common fatty acids that are part of the human diet are usually 14-20 Carbons in length. Three well-known fatty acids in this list are Palmitic acid (palm oil), Stearic acid (animal fats), and Arachidic acid (peanut oil).
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