Stearic Acid

Stearic acid reduced visceral fat by 70% in mice while increasing lean mass and dramatically lowering blood glucose. Stearic acid reduces metastatic tumor spread, while visceral fat promotes it. In the mouse study, the total body fat did not change dramatically across diet groups; the meaningful outcome was the composition shift from visceral to lean mass. Palmitic and stearic acids are the dominant stored fatty acids regardless of diet, even in vegans eating no animal products. Human adipose tissue is predominantly saturated fat, with palmitic and stearic acids as the two dominant stored fatty acids.