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U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Fatty Acids

    Organic, monobasic acids derived from hydrocarbons by the equivalent of oxidation of a methyl group to an alcohol, aldehyde, and then acid. Fatty acids are saturated and unsaturated (FATTY ACIDS, UNSATURATED). (Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed)

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of fatty acids in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of fatty acids in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of fatty acids in a Sentence

  1. William Li:

    Eating tree nuts like walnuts, almonds, hazelnuts, cashews, pistachios, and Brazil nuts may help prevent cancer, nuts contain cancer-fighting polyphenols that boost our immune systems to fight cancer, and they also have healthy omega 3 fatty acids, which can starve cancer by cutting off its blood supply.

  2. Karen Costenbader:

    This is the first direct evidence in older adults that taking vitamin D or omega-3 fatty acids -- or a combination -- for five years reduces autoimmune disease incidence, with more pronounced effect after two years of supplementation.

  3. Julia Zumpano:

    If you don’t like olive oil, use walnut oil, i think peanut oil is fine, I think sunflower oil is fine – any of your polyunsaturated fatty acids.

  4. Jay Cowin:

    It's full of polyunsaturated fatty acids like Omega-6, which can cause inflammation and liver damage, when buying cooking oils, it's important to know and understand that we need a balance of Omega 3 and 6 fats in our diet; so consuming disproportionate amounts of either one can imbalance the system.

  5. Felicia Porrazza:

    Increasing omega-3 fatty acids can help to regulate how our bodies handle stress.


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