FAT- The Science-y Stuff
Hello everyone! Gosh it's been a while since I've been on here! But I am back to follow up on this Fat Loss Series I'm doing- and today I wanted to talk about what really is fat. Fats are made of something called triglycerides, and all triglycerides are not equal! These fatty acids determine whether something is a liquid or a solid (at room temperature). It's solidity roughly equals how good or bad it is for you. Triglycerides have different lengths and types of bonds. A single bond makes up what we call saturated fat. 1+ double bonds are responsible for unsaturated fats. Saturated fats, in excess is bad for you, while unsaturated fats are known as the "good" fats! However, there is more to unsaturated fats than that! Unsaturated fats are made of both "trans" fats and "cis" fats. While cis and trans fats have the same exact components or "building blocks," they are arranged differently and have very different affects on yo...