It can be found in sources such as vegetable oils (olive or peanut oil, soybean or sunflower oil) or fat meat.
Function:
- Replacing saturated fats in the diet with unsaturated fats contributes to maintaining normal blood cholesterol level.
- Replacing dietary and saturated fats reduces/lowers blood cholesterol levels. High cholesterol is a risk factor for the development of coronary heart conditions.
Information: Some of the carbon atoms present in the structures of unsaturated fats are not saturated with hydrogen. The breakdown of unsaturated fats in the body is easier than saturated fats. It is liquid at room temperature.