Unsaturated Fat
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A broad category of dietary fat, either monounsaturated or polyunsaturated, found in plant oils, nuts, seeds, and fatty fish, distinguished from saturated fat by the presence of carbon-carbon double bonds.
Why it’s used
Listed on labels as part of a supplement's fat content, typically from an oil-based ingredient like fish or plant oil, rather than taken on its own.
What the evidence is for
favorable changes in blood lipid markers when replacing saturated fat in the diet.
What the evidence says
Major dietary guidance bodies, including the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and the American Heart Association, describe replacing saturated fat with unsaturated fat as associated with improved blood lipid markers, based on dietary pattern research rather than a single supplement trial.
Context
This evidence comes from population-level dietary studies comparing overall fat composition of the diet, not from a specific supplemental dose of an isolated 'unsaturated fat' ingredient.
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