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the fat that builds your every cell while taking the blame for everything
means Any of a class of greasy, water-repelling organic molecules — fats, oils, waxes, and certain components of cell membranes — that store energy and form the boundaries of every living cell.
from From Greek 'lipos,' meaning fat or grease — the same root behind 'liposuction' and 'lipstick' (literally the waxy stick). The '-id' is the chemist's tidy suffix for a class of compound. The term was coined in the early 20th century as biochemists sorted the body's fatty substances into families, lifting an ancient Greek word for cooking grease into the lab.
- brain fuel
- Your brain is roughly 60 percent fat
- membrane maker
- Every cell wall is a double layer of lipids
- energy hoard
- Stores twice the energy of carbs per gram
- hormone source
- Cholesterol is the precursor to all sex hormones
- ancient signal
- Fats double as molecular messengers between cells
ldl cholesterol — low-density lipoprotein linked to ~17.9 million annual cardiovascular deaths globally
phosphatidylcholine — major lipid in cell membranes, comprises ~50% of human cell membrane mass
triglycerides in olive oil — primary lipid in mediterranean diet, studied for heart health benefits since 1950s