What is the difference between saturated and unsaturated fast? what is the difference between mono- and polyunsturated fasts?
In biology carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids are four macromolecules, each one of these is essential to perform the various function of the body.
Lipid is one of the major macromolecules performing various functions in the body such as lipids serve as a structural component of the membrane, stores energy, and also function as a signaling molecule. The lipids are categorized into three subtypes, 1. Triglycerides 2. Phospholipids and, 3. Sterols.
Fat (triglycerides) is one of the subgroups of the lipids, that make up around 95% of lipids in our diet. Fats are hydrophobic (water hater) in nature. There are two main types of fats, saturated and unsaturated fats depending on the presence of a single bond and double in their fatty acid chain.
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