A patient with high cholesterol is told to avoid butter because it contains fatty acids with no double bonds between carbon atoms. These are:
Q1. A patient with high cholesterol is told to avoid butter because it contains fatty acids with no double bonds between carbon atoms. These are:
Answer: Saturated fatty acids
Explanation: Saturated fatty acids like those in butter have no double bonds and are solid. Unsaturated fats contain double bonds and are liquid.