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monounsaturated fat

A saturated fatty acid (i.e., an alkyl chain fatty acid) with one ethylenic (double) bond between the carbons in the fatty acid chain.
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monounsaturated fat

A saturated fatty acid–ie, an alkyl chain fatty acid with one ethylenic–double bond between the carbons in the fatty acid chain. See Fatty acid, Saturated fatty acid; Cf Polyunsaturated fatty acid, Unsaturated fatty acid.
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mon·o·un·sat·ur·at·ed fat

(mon'ō-ŭn-sach'ŭr-ā-tĕd fat)
A type of unsaturated fat that may help to reduce blood cholesterol levels.
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Olive oil is rich in oleic acid, a monounsaturated fatty acid that research suggests may help reduce low-density lipoprotein (LDL, or "bad") cholesterol and improve levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL, or "good") cholesterol when used in place of saturated fats.
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Oleic acid is a monounsaturated fatty acid that, according to research, lowers LDL cholesterol but doesn't correspondingly lower HDL cholesterol.
The heart-protective benefits of olives may also be due to their high monounsaturated fatty acid content, a type of fat well-touted for its ability to improve cholesterol levels.
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