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The difference between saturated and unsaturated fats

Fats (triglyceride lipids) are made up of glycerol and fatty acids; these fatty acids are either saturated, monounsaturated or polyunsaturated. They have the same basic structure (a carbon backbone with hydrogen branches and a carboxyl end); the difference lies in the number of used or spare hydrogen bonds.

Fatty Acids [Glossary]

Uncategorised / By Jacqui Carrel

Fats are made from fatty acids (FAs); generally they are put into three major groups, but each group has many different types of that type with it. The main groups are saturated, monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids; here more about the FAs in each one.

Could diet help children with depression?

Uncategorised / By Jacqui Carrel

I heard a rather distressing report on Radio 4 this morning about the prevalence of depression in children and how the rate is increasing.