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  1. Omega-6 fatty acids: Can they cause heart disease? - Mayo Clinic

    This essential fatty acid is found in certain foods and is recommended as part of a healthy diet.

  2. Dietary fat: Know which to choose - Mayo Clinic

    There are two main kinds of dietary fats: saturated fat and unsaturated fat. These terms describe the chemical makeup of the fatty acids. Most foods have a mix ...

  3. Fish oil - Mayo Clinic

    Omega-3 fatty acids are derived from food. They can't be manufactured in the body. Fish oil contains two omega-3s called docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and ...

  4. Examining the role of fatty acid ethyl esters in diagnosing alcoholic pancreatitis - Mayo Clinic

    In a blinded, prospective study, investigators studied whether fatty acid ethyl esters, nonoxidative ethanol metabolites that are elevated during ...

  5. Omega-3 in fish: How eating fish helps your heart - Mayo Clinic

    Omega-3 fatty acids are a type of unsaturated fatty acid. They may lower inflammation in the body. Inflammation in the body can hurt blood vessels. Blood vessel ...

  6. Trans fat is double trouble for heart health - Mayo Clinic

    Unlike other dietary fats, trans fats — also called trans-fatty acids — raise "bad" cholesterol and also lowers "good" cholesterol. A diet laden with trans fats ...

  7. Intramyocellular Fatty Acid Trafficking in Insulin Resistance States - Effects of Intestinal Delivery of Lipids - Mayo Clinic

    Muscle insulin resistance is a hallmark of upper body obesity (UBO) and Type 2 diabetes (T2DM). It is unknown whether muscle free fatty acid (FFA) availability ...

  8. Starving Cancer - Mayo Clinic News Network

    Fat used by the body is in the form of fatty acids. Fatty acids are long chains ... Fatty acid synthase is like a three-dimensional assembly line, connecting ...

  9. Effects of Niacin on Intramyocellular Fatty Acid Trafficking in Upper Body Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus - Mayo Clinic

    Muscle insulin resistance is a hallmark of upper body obesity (UBO) and Type 2 diabetes (T2DM). It is unknown whether muscle free fatty acid (FFA) availability ...

  10. Body fat investigation provides insights for 'obesity paradox' - Mayo Clinic News Network

    Essential fatty acids have more than two double bonds and typically come from cold sources of dietary fat (e.g. fish or cooking oils). Linoleic acid consumption ...