Gastronomy
Food
If you eat food with many saturated fatty acids, what do you risk?
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Getting cardiovascular disease
Explanation
Fats composed of saturated fatty acids are solid at room temperature. In contrast, unsaturated fatty acids are liquid. Consuming fats based on saturated fatty acids can cause hardening of the arteries, also known as cardiovascular disease, atherosclerosis, and arteriosclerosis, which is the most common cause of death in Denmark.
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Question added 2008-04-14