RE: Re: Long-chain saturated fats at body temp erature

[Guest guest]

> So you don't dispute that saturated fatty acids (or

> only long chain saturated fatty acids?) increase

> rigidity of cellular membranes, right?

I don't think that's quite right. The way I understood it is that the body

tries to maintain a specific level of cellular rigidity. So, if you take

away the saturated fat and replace it with polyunsaturates, the body must

use cholesterol to make up the difference.

To say that saturated fats " increase rigidity of cellular membranes "

suggests that diet controls the rigidity rather than the body controlling

it.