Crossfit Level 3 - How its Made: Cholesterol Production in Your Body (D5) Flashcards
1
Q
What perecentage of cholesterol in your blood stream comes from the food you eat?
A
20%
2
Q
Excess cholestorol in the bloodstream is a key contributor to what?
A
artery clogging plaque
3
Q
Cholesterol is needed to make what 3 important thing?
A
- vitamin D
- hormones (including testosterone and estrogen)
- fat-dissolving bile acids
4
Q
Low-density lipoprotein—better known as LDL is known as what?
A
“Bad cholesterol”
5
Q
What are the 5 main types of lipoproteins?
A
- chylomicrons
- very-low-density lipoprotien (VLDL)
- intermediete-density lipoprotein (IDL)
- low-density lipoprotein (LDL)
- high-density lipoprotein (HDL)
6
Q
Why is LDL (low density protein) known as bad cholesterol?
A
because it delivers cholesterol to tissues and is strongly associated with the buildup of artery clogging plaque
7
Q
High-density lipoprotein (HDL) particles are known as “good cholesterol”, why?
A
Because some of them remove cholesterol from cirulation and from artery walls and return it to the liver for excretion.
