polyunsaturated fat
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a class of fats having long carbon chains with many double bonds unsaturated with hydrogen atoms; used in some margarines; supposedly associated with low blood cholesterol
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And one of the things that determines that is whether the LDL particle, or more specifically the polyunsaturated fat in the membrane of the LDL particle oxidizes.
Data showed that avocado consumers had a higher intake of total fat, monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fat, dietary fiber, vitamins E and K, potassium and magnesium than respondents who had not eaten avocados but had comparable caloric intake.
Linoleic acid is an omega-6 fatty acid, a type of polyunsaturated fat.
Vegetable oils contain polyunsaturated fat – the bad kind – that oxidize, and excessive oxidation increases risk for these conditions.