I found this article which argues that rosacea patients have «an abnormal sebaceous fatty acid composition» — especially higher concentrations
of Myristic acid (C14: 0)-- It is interesting that Myristic acid in the phd / paleo diet is usually very high from coconut oil, palm oil, and grass fed butter.
Thus, the loss
of myristic acid from the diet can have unfortunate consequences, including cancer and immune system dysfunction.
Other positive changes in fat profiles included lower levels
of myristic and palmitic acid in organic meat and a lower omega - 3 / omega - 6 ratio in organic milk.
Not exact matches
(5) This higher proportion
of stearic acid means that grass - fed beef also contains lower proportions
of palmitic and
myristic acid, which are more likely to raise cholesterol.»
There are three main types
of saturated fat found in red meat: stearic acid, palmitic acid, and
myristic acid.
Tang found that the levels
of certain fatty acids, including
myristic acid, can influence the switch from sperm to egg production.
Through a meticulous series
of experiments, Tang homed in on one nutrient, a fatty acid called
myristic acid, whose abundance, it turns out, worms can «monitor» using an enzyme called acyl - CoA synthase 4 (ACS - 4).
When Tang depleted a particular
myristic acid derivative from the germ cells in hermaphrodite worms by blocking the action
of ACS - 4, the worms never made the switch to making eggs.
There are three main types
of saturated fat found in red meat: stearic acid, palmitic acid, and
myristic acid.
This gene is called fus1 and is a protein that has been modified with covalent addition
of the saturated fatty acid
myristic acid.
According to a recent book «Becoming raw» (2010) by two experts on vegan nutrition, namely, Davis and Melina, saturated fatty acids differ depending on the length
of their carbon chain and include lauric acid,
myristic acid, palmitic acid and stearic acid.
It's true that certain saturated fatty acids have been reported to raise LDL cholesterol levels, including palmitic,
myristic and lauric acid, which make up a large portion
of milk fat (14).
Of the saturated fatty acids, lauric acid has greater antiviral activity than either caprylic acid (C - 10) or
myristic acid (C - 14).
None
of the saturated fatty acids were reported to be lauric acid or
myristic acid (Felton et al 1994).
The real problem is when the proportion
of saturated fatty acids (and actually not all
of them; the three atherogenic ones, lauric,
myristic and palmitic) are too abundant.
Once the lauric acid and other long - chain fatty acids are gone, you're still left with a lot
of good stuff, including medium chain fatty acids like capric, caprylic,
myristic and palmitic, all
of which retain their super-moisturizing capabilities.
Typical fatty acid composition
of turkey fat in the U.S. is less than 1 percent
myristic acid, 22 percent palmitic acid, 6 percent palmitoleic acid, 6 percent stearic acid, 38 percent oleic acid, 22 percent omega 6 linoleic acid and 1 percent omega 3 linolenic acid.
Caprylic acid, caproic acid,
myristic acid and lauric acid found in coconut oil and have antimicrobial and antifungal properties which also aid in the elimination
of candida albicans.
Lauric acid is the chief contributor, with more than forty percent
of the share, followed by capric acid, caprylic acid,
myristic acid and palmitic.
Key findings: both organic milk and meat contain around 50 % more beneficial omega - 3 fatty acids than conventionally produced products organic meat had slightly lower concentrations
of two saturated fats (
myristic and palmitic acid) that are linked to an increased risk
of cardiovascular disease organic milk contains 40 % more conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) organic milk contains -LSB-...]
Of the saturated fatty acids, lauric acid has greater antiviral activity than either caprylic acid (C - 8), capric acid (C - 10), or
myristic acid (C - 14).
The dika nut kernels, or seeds, are high in soluble fiber as well as being rich in fat (51 - 72 %)[2] and consists primarily
of two saturated fatty acids - lauric acid and
myristic acid.
Because
of its unique combination
of fatty acids (lauric, capric, caprylic,
myristic and palmitic), it has a way
of penetrating skin that few other oils have.
Made up
of Lauric Acid, Capric Acid, Caprylic Acid,
Myristic Acid and Palmitic, it contains 2 % Linoluric Acid (polyunsaturated fatty acid) and around 6 % Oleic Acid (monounsaturated fatty acids).