mechanistic
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The types of fat you eat can either help protect your DNA or harm it, depending on which fats they are — at least in lab-grown human cells.
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Linoleic acid and antioxidants protect against DNA damage and apoptosis induced by palmitic acid.
Cross-Sectional Study
In Vitro
The study shows that one type of fat (palmitic acid) harms DNA in human cells, while another (linoleic acid) helps protect it, which supports the idea that different fats affect DNA in opposite ways.
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