With so many types of healthy fats in both our food supply and
in the form of supplements, it can be easy to get overwhelmed by
all that's out there. Let's break it down and igure out what's
fact and what's fiction about fatty acids. What Exactly Are
Fatty Acids? Fatty acids are the predominant type of fat in our
diets (mainly found as dietary triglycerides). There are
unsaturated fats (the good guys), saturated fats (the bad guys)
and trans fats (the most evil guys). We'll focus mostly on the
good guys because we need more of them around. Monounsaturated
Fatty Acids (MUFAs) Palmitoleic and Oleic Acid - Palmitoleic
acids are found in several fish oils and beef while oleic acid
can be found virtually throughout our entire food supply in
almost all oils and fats, as well as in nuts, avocados and
seeds. Elaidic Acid - This MUFA is found in partially-
hydrogenated oils and it not only raises your total and bad
cholesterol (LDL), it also lowers your good cholesterol (HDL)
and causes inflammation. Thumbs down! Vacce