[Red Badger]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmitic_acid

Palmitic acid, or hexadecanoic acid in IUPAC nomenclature, is the most common saturated fatty acid found in animals, plants and microorganisms.[9][10] Its chemical formula is CH3(CH2)14COOH, and its C:D (the total number of carbon atoms to the number of carbon-carbon double-bonds) is 16:0. It is a major component of the oil from the fruit of oil palms (palm oil), making up to 44% of total fats. Meats, cheeses, butter, and other dairy products also contain palmitic acid, amounting to 50–60% of total fats.[11] Palmitates are the salts and esters of palmitic acid. The palmitate anion is the observed form of palmitic acid at physiologic pH (7.4).

[Mr Radical]

From the same wikipedia article:
Excess carbohydrates in the body are converted to palmitic acid.

[Bob434]

I think it is also saturated fats that transport something to,the brain that gets deposited as the plaque that is causing a,zheimers too if I recall correctly?

[Wonder Warthog]

IOW, everything I actually “like” to eat...

[Cold Heart]

I wonder how much of the palmitic acid in dairy and meat has to do with the cows and cattle being fed palm oil in varying amounts.

There was an article about The Canadian Butter Scandal, where butter at room temperature was not soft. Turns out the farmers had increased the amount of the cheaper palm oil in the animals feed. Because of Covid:)