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You need unsaturated fats in your body to help lower cholesterol levels. Unsaturated fats also help to maintain healthy skin and hair as well as for storing energy.

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What fats are unsaturated?

unsaturated fats are fats that are healthy for you and eat up other more less healthy fats in your body


Why we need saturated and unsaturated fats?

You do NOT need saturated fats. Your body will construct all that you need from food. You do need a small amount of unsaturated fats because you're incapable of making them from raw materials ... and they're needed for things like nerve insulation.


What is the difference in the way saturated and unsaturated fats act in the body?

The difference between saturated and unsaturated fats lies in the bond, because the shapes determine how the various fats act in the body.


Why are mono-unsaturated fats the preferred fats?

Because they are a bit healthier for your body. If the fat is saturated then it is not good for you but since this is unsaturated it uis good.


Which fats are found in fish oils and plant oils and are good for the body?

unsaturated fats


What do unsaturated fat do to your body?

Unsaturated fats are soaked up by carbohydrates and stored in the bodies fat cells


What are some examples unsaturated fats?

Oils are unsaturated fats.


What type of fats lower cholesterol?

unsaturated


How saturate and unsaturated fats are different?

Saturated fats are commonly found in animal products and processed foods and increase â??badâ?? cholesterol. Unsaturated fats, on the other hand, are found in foods such as nuts, olives and fruits and raise levels of "good" cholesterol.


Which kind of fats are better fro you saturated or unsaturated?

unsaturated fats are better for you


Characteristics of Unsaturated Fats?

Unsaturated fats have a very high boiling points. Another characteristic is that unsaturated fats become solid at room temperature.


Are oils unsaturated fats?

Oils are predominately unsaturated. They contain a mixture of saturated and unsaturated fats. They typically contain between 50% and 95% unsaturated fats .