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MUFAs in the US Diet Top Introduction MUFAs in the US... MUFA Versus Carbohydrate as... MUFA Versus PUFA: Effects... Role of MUFA in... Effect of MUFA on... High-MUFA Diets and Weight... Summary References MUFAs are distinguished from the other fatty acid classes on the basis of having only 1 double bond. In contrast, polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) have 2 or more double bonds, and SFAs have none. The position of the hydrogen atoms around the double bond determines the geometric configuration of the MUFA and hence whether it is a cis or trans isomer. In a cis MUFA, the hydrogen atoms are present on the same side of the double bond, whereas in the trans configuration, they are on opposite sides. The American Heart Association Nutrition Committee recently published a scientific statement regarding the relationship of trans MUFA to CVD risk,4 and the present statement, therefore, will be limited to a discussion of dietary cis MUFAs, of which oleic acid (cis C18:1) comprises 92% of cis MUFAs.
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