Chapter 5 Flashcards
What is Fat made of (chemicals)
C, H, and O
What was the trend for fat diets in the 1980’s?
Avoid Fat
What the trend for fat diets now?
Eat lots of fat
What are Lipids?
A family of organic compounds that are not soluble in water
What are the 3 types of lipids?
1)Triglycerides
2)Phospholipids
3)Sterols
What are the two functions of the body’s fat?
1)Body chief storage form for excess food energy
2)Provides much of the energy needed for the body’s work
What are fat cells called?
Adipose Cells
How are adipose cells specialized for fat storage compared to other body cells?
Adipose cells can expand and multiply
Other cells have limited fat storage
How is adipose (fat) tissue active tissue?
Secretes hormones and produces enzymes that influence food intake and affect the body’s use of nutrients
True or False Fat is a more efficient form of energy than carbs and why?
True, fats pack more tightly together without allowing more fat to be stored compared to glycogen
What are 3 functions of fat other than energy?
Shock Absorbers (Surround vital organs)
Thermoregulation (insulates body)
Cell Membranes (lipids are a component of cell membranes)
Why is fat important for the body?
1)Needed Nutrients
2)Aids in the absorption of some phytochemicals
3)Essential Fatty Acids
4)People naturally like high-fat food
What is Satiety?
Feeling of fullness of satisfaction that people experience after meals
How does fat contribute to Satiety?
Trigger series of physiological events that slow the emptying stomach and promote satiety
What is the chemical makeup of triglycerides?
3 fatty acids + glycerol
What is the backbone of triglycerides?
Glycerol
Saturated Fatty Acids have ____ carbon bonds
single bonds
Unsaturated fatty acids have __ carbon bonds?
Double , triple, etc. carbon bonds
Omega-3 and Omega -6 Fatty acids are saturated or unsaturated?
PolyUNSATURATED
Polyunsaturated is?
More than one carbon carbon double + bond
Monounsaturated is?
Only one carbon-carbon double + bond
What does a degree of saturation effect?
Melting Temperature
(more unsaturated =more liquid fat at room temp)
(More saturated = more solid at room temp.)
What is the most common chain length in diets?
Long-chain fatty acids (12-24 carbons)
-Meat Seafood and Veggie oils
Where are medium (6-10) chain and short chain fatty acids found (less than 6)
Dairy Products
We should _______ saturated fats and _______trans fats?
Limiting
Instead of eating saturated and trans fats use?
Monounsaturated fats and polyunsaturated fats
T or F: The harder the fat the poorer the choice?
True
Animal and Tropical fats are majority saturated or unsaturated?
Saturated
Veggie oils are rich in saturated or unsaturated fatty acids?
UNSATURATED
Coconut and Palm oils are saturated or unsaturated fatty acids?
Saturated
What is hydrogenation?
A chemical process by which hydrogens are added to monounsaturated or polyunsaturated fatty acids to reduce the number of double bonds, making the fats more saturated and more resistant to oxidation.
How are trans-fatty acids formed?
A polyunsaturated fat is rarely fully hydrogenated: means some double bonds remain which change from cis to trans
Where are natural trans fats found?
Milk and Meat products but still declared on labeled
Where are trans fats declared?
Nutrition Facts label under trans declaration
What are the 3 advantages of hydrogenation?
1)Protects against oxidation by making polyunsaturated fats more saturated
-Increases shelf life
2) Alter the texture of food by making liquid veggie oils more solid.
-Improved food texture
3)Hydrogenated oil has a higher smoke point
-More stable in high cooking temp.
What are 2 alternative to hydrogenation?
1)Add BHA and BHT to react with oxygen before it can do damage
2)Keep Refrigerated
T of F Partially hydrogenated oils (PHO) were banned in 2018? (trans fats)
True
What are phospholipids made of chemically?
2 fatty acids + glycerol + a phosphorus containing molecule
What is a emulsifier?
A substance that mixes with both fat and water and disperses that fat in the water forming an emulsions
(Oil and Vinegar)
T or F Phospholipids are Emulsifiers?
True
What is Lecithin?
Type of fat that plays in a role in a cells membranes along with phospholipids
(Mayo, Eggs, Peanuts)
Provides kcal cuz its a fat
True or False Lecithin can be used to promote health?
Not special ability to promote health because the body makes all it needs
How are phospholipids considered emulsifiers?
Help fat travel back and forth across the lipid-containing membrane of cells into the water fluid on both sides
What are sterols?
Large molecules consisting of interconnected rings of carbon atoms with side chains of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen
What are two types of sterols?
Cholesterol: from animals
Phytosterols: From plants
How do phytosterols lower cholesterol?
Compete with cholesterol for absorption
Vitamin D and Sex hormones are what type of lipid?
Sterols
What sterol is responsible for bile production?
Cholesterol
Why is the emulsification of fats via by important?
Allows fats to contact enzymes in watery fluid to split the fatty acids from the glycerol backbone for absorption (monoglycerides, free fatty acids and glycerol)
-Lipids then cling together, surrounded by bile
T or F: Cholesterol is a essential nutrient?
False
How is the mouth used for digestion of fats?
Lingual Lipase acts on triglycerides with short and medium chain fatty acids
How is the stomach used for the digestion of fats?
-Grinds it into finer pieces
-Gastric Lipase breaks down triglycerides
How is the small intestine used for the digestion of fats?
-Bile is secreted (CCK)
-Bile Emulsifies them
Where is bile produced?
Liver
Where is bile stored?
Gallbladder