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Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) are among the most chemically unstable fats in the human diet. The reason lies in their molecular structure. Saturated fats contain no carbon-carbon double bonds, monounsaturated fats contain one, and polyunsaturated fats contain two or more. As the number of double bonds increases, a fatty acid becomes increasingly vulnerable to oxidation.…