Fat Flashcards
Fat essential for (2)
Brain activity
Hormone production
Fat essential for body’s absorption of
Other nutrients from diet
We should aim to get _ of our calories from fat
1/3
The fat we eat is broken into _
Triglycerides
Triglycerides are
Fatty acid cells combined with glycerol
Glycerol is
A type of glucose
_ travel in the blood to wherever they will be used or stored
Triglycerides
2 main types of dietary fats
Saturated
Unsaturated
Unsaturated fats are either (2)
Monounsaturated
Polyunsaturated
Most foods containing fat usually contain a mixture of
Different types of fats
Because most foods contain a mixture of different types of fats _
It is difficult to exclude one type in favor of another
We should aim to cut down on saturated fats and consume more (2)
Monounsaturated fats
Polyunsaturated fats
Avoid the artificial additives _
Transfat
Transfat is linked with (2)
Inflammation
Unhealthy cholesterol levels
Transfat is linked with impaired _ functions
Artery
