Chapter 2: Fat Flashcards
What is Fat?
The last of 3 nutrients that provide calories to the body.
When the body has depleted the calories from carbohydrates, it begins to?
Depends on the calories from fat.
Fats provide essential fatty acids which must be obtained from?
Food, which are important for controlling inflammation, blood clotting and brain development.
Fat helps the body absorb?
Vitamins A, D, E, and K.
What are the 3 major types of Fat in the food we eat?
Saturated fat, Unsaturated fat and Trans fat.
Saturated fat comes primarily from?
Red meat, poultry and full-fat dairy products.
What is one of the major risk factors for a heart disease?
Eating too much saturated fat.
A diet high in saturated fat causes a soft, waxy substance called?
Cholesterol to clog the arteries.
Unsaturated fat is primarily found in?
Nuts, seeds, vegetable oils (such as canola and corn), avocados and oily fish.
Unsaturated fat may protect the heart especially when?
Accompanied by other heart-healthy lifestyle measures.
Most trans fats are made from?
Oils through a food processing method called Partial Hydrogenation.
What does these partially Hydrogenated Trans fats can increase?
Unhealthy LDL cholesterol and lower healthy HDL cholesterol.
Does Trans Fat can increase the risk for?
Heart Disease.
