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Macronutrients – Lipids

Omega-9

A monounsaturated fat that your body can produce, abundant in olive oil and associated with Mediterranean diet health benefits.

Definition

Omega-9 is a family of monounsaturated fatty acids with the first double bond located nine carbons from the methyl end, not essential because the body can synthesize it.

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