Chemicals and Drugs

Dietary Fats

Fats present in food, especially in animal products such as meat, meat products, butter, ghee. They are present in lower amounts in nuts, seeds, and avocados.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

Fats present in food, especially in animal products such as meat, meat products, butter, ghee. They are present in lower amounts in nuts, seeds, and avocados.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Fats, Dietary
  • Dietary Fat
  • Fat, Dietary

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Aspects Covered

23 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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/adv eff: coordinate with disease /etiol, not /chem ind; /ther use: coordinate with specific disease /diet ther

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  1. D10w.212w.302
  2. G07.203.300w.375
  3. J02.500w.375

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Dietary Fats. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004041. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004041
  2. Dietary Fats. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q98879981