Fats occur naturally in food and play a significant role in human nutrition. Fats are used to store energy in the body, insulate body tissues, cushion internal organs, and transport fat-soluble vitamins in the blood. Fats also play in an important role in food preparation: They enhance food flavor and food texture, make baked products tender, and conduct heat during cooking.

Fats are the most prevalent class of compounds (in living systems) referred to as lipids. Lipids are cellular compounds that are insoluble in water. Fats are soft, low-melting solids, with a density less than that of water. They have a greasy feel and are slippery. Because fats are insoluble in water and less dense than water, after meat that has a lot of fat in it has been cooked, upon cooling a layer of fat often appears on top of the juices. Fats and closely related oils are mixtures of compounds consisting of fatty acids combined with glycerol (commonly known as glycerin) via ester linkages. Fatty acids are long, straight chain carboxylic acids. A fat (or oil) is formed when three fatty acid molecules react with a glycerol molecule to yield a triglyceride (and three water molecules). (See Figure) Fats in the body are transported and stored as triglycerides.

Fat molecules are characterized as monoglycerides, diglycerides, or triglycerides, depending on whether there are one, two, or three fatty acid chains present in the molecules. Fatty acids in nature generally have an even number of carbon atoms because they are synthesized in cells via successive additions of two-carbon acetate groups in a stepwise cyclic reaction.



The formation of a triglyceride of stearic acid. （from chemistryexplain）

oh yes i do!

i do NOT buy crap food with trans fats, msg, high fructrose corn syrups, refined flours and sugars and such

we are also vegetarian.....my daughter and i get the best possible....most of the time

and no our diets are not boring and strict.....my daughter and i have a blast making our popsicles from fresh strawberries, banasas, pinapple, raw sugar.....just for example

we make yummy veggie tacos, make our own bread among tons of other healthy food ideas

i amazes me what parents allow their kids to eat....i just cannot understand how parents don't educate themselves more on the CRAP that is in our american food system!

It also depends of amount trans fat. Researches showed, that with same amount of total calories there is higher risk to get weight with more fat calorie.


Acid Reflux

Hi Justin.
This does not make sense, one calorie is worth one calorie regardless of where it comes from.
Think about it 2+2 will always make 4
Cheers

I hate to be the barer of bad news 'BUT' look at all the things you wrote down. Your quote (popsicles from fresh strawberries, banasas, pinapple, raw sugar.....just for example) are you not seeing it? what is one of the worst things besides trans fats that food manufacturers laiden your food with? thats right HFCS, where is HFCS derived from? hhmmmm an over abundance of these treats will lead you in the same direction. HFCS is just a cheaper and nicer way of saying SUGAR. SORRY