FATTY ACID METABOLITES By IROA TECH
WHAT IS FATTY ACID ? Fat is made up of building blocks called fatty acids. This is true of both the fat in food and the fat in our bodies. When you eat a food containing fat, your body breaks it into fatty acids. On a molecular level, fatty acids are long chains of carbon atoms with some hydrogen atoms attached. Small differences in structure make a big difference in how fatty acids metabolites behave. There are four types of fatty acids Saturated Fats Monounsaturated Polyunsaturated Trans Fats