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What are Fats?
ОглавлениеThe first thing to say here is that the terminology in this area is hopelessly confusing. I sometimes think there is a secret society out there, which has an evil plan to ensure that no one can understand anything about fats, cholesterol and the rest.
Just consider the word ‘fat’. One can be fat, although no one can be called that any more. Fat can be removed from a steak, there are fat cells and you can call lots of fat cells clumped together fatty tissue. In addition, some people refer to triglycerides, which you may or may not have heard of, as fats. However, a triglyceride is also a lipoprotein, which is nothing like a fat at all. Having said all this, there is no such thing as a fat.
Confused? Well, I am not surprised. It took me some time to work out what anyone was talking about, so let’s start with …