April 30: Orientation to Fat - The Misunderstood Nutrient

Question 1

How does the body emulsify fat?

Answer 1

The gallbladder produces bile which emulsifies fat, making it water-soluble.

Question 2

Chylomicron

Answer 2

Fat droplets with a protein coating, a type of lipoprotein (fat + protein)

Question 3

End products of fat metabolism

Answer 3

Energy, carbon dioxide, water

Question 4

How is fat processed after a meal?

Answer 4

Broken down into basic units of triglycerides and fatty acids, stored as body fat

Question 5

What are carbs stored in the body as and where, and what are its basic units?

Answer 5

Basic unit: glucose
Stored as: glycogen
Where: muscle and liver, excess converted to fat

Question 6

How is fat stored in the body, and what are its basic units?

Answer 6

Basic unit: triglyceride
Use: stored as body fat

Question 7

How is protein stored in the body, and what are its basic units?

Answer 7

Basic unit: amino acids
Use: used to replace proteins in the body, excess excreted as nitrogen in urine and stored as body fat

Question 8

Intermittent fasting

Answer 8

Alternate-day fasting (1-day fasting, 1-day eating, repeat)

Whole-day fasting (1-2 days fasting)

Time-restricted feeding (Eat only within certain hours)

Question 9

Keto diet

Answer 9

Low carb, high fat diet. An effort to shift your body’s fuel source from mainly carbohydrates to ketone bodies

Question 10

How is protein used in the body for energy and what are its basic units?

Answer 10

Basic unit: amino acids
Used for: brain energy after being converted to glucose, other areas of the body

Question 11

How is glycogen used in the body and what are its basic units?

Answer 11

Basic unit: glucose
Used for: brain energy, energy for other tissues

Question 12

How are fat stores used in the body and what are its basic units?

Answer 12

Basic unit: fatty acid
Used for: energy for other tissues, ketones

Question 13

Ketones

Answer 13

Can be used to fuel the brain