0 Polyunsaturated fat or oil has a chemical structure that does not easily change into cholesterol (= a substance containing a lot of fat that can cause heart disease) because it contains several double bonds: --
Chicken meat contains about two to three times as much polyunsaturated fat as most types of red meat when measured by weight.
Studies have shown that saturated, monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats all have a higher excretion rate with a high calcium intake.
Drying oils, which polymerize on exposure to oxygen to form solid films, are polyunsaturated fats.
Studies on animals have shown a link between polyunsaturated fat and the incidence of tumours.
Quality of bird diet affects the amount of polyunsaturated fat in the oil extract, which could limit standardization of effect.
Polyunsaturated fats are known for their ability to retain fluidity at lower temperatures.
Chickpeas are low in fat and most of this is polyunsaturated.
The dietary advice differed between the trials reviewed, but most prescribed a reduced saturated fat and cholesterol intake with partial replacement by polyunsaturated oils.
