Chapter 3, Problem 7SQ

Summary Introduction

To examine:  Whether the statement “Unlike saturated fats, all unsaturated fats are beneficial to health because their fatty acid tails kink and do not pack together” is true or false.

Concept introduction: Fat is made of two compounds: glycerol and fatty acids. Fats are of two types: saturated fats and unsaturated fats. Unsaturated fats have fatty acids that have at least one double bond between the carbon atoms in their aliphatic chain, thus making them highly reactive.