Lipids

Question 1

Where is cholesterol synthesized?

Answer 1

The liver

Question 2

Do plants make cholesterol?

Answer 2

No

Question 3

Why would milk chocolate contain cholesterol?

Answer 3

Made with dairy (animal) fats

Question 4

What does “mono” mean?

Answer 4

1

Question 5

A saturated fat means that all the carbons have single bonds filled with what element?

Answer 5

Hydrogen

Question 6

What does unsaturated mean?

Answer 6

There is room to add additional hydrogen atoms

Question 7

When a fat is saturated, it has what consistency at room temperature

Answer 7

Solid at room temperature

Question 8

Why would fish need to have their body fat as oils?

Answer 8

They live in cold water and could not move if the fat were harder/more saturated

Question 9

Where is the first double bond in an Omega 3 fat?

Answer 9

3 carbons from the Omega end of the fat

Question 10

What is another word for Omega 9 fats?

Answer 10

Monunsaturated

Question 11

Why is it better to eat a whole food fat (such as avocado) rather than just the oil?

Answer 11

Whole food fats also contain other nutrients, including antioxidants, that may help keep the fat nutritious.

Question 12

Exposure to oxygen, heat and moisture increases what process

Answer 12

Oxidation (known as “rust” on metal)

Question 13

Which polyunsaturated fat is more beneficial to anti-inflammation?

Answer 13

Omega 3 fats

Question 14

What does “If it starts with an ‘S’ its a Six” refer to?

Answer 14

Omega 6 fats: safflower, sunflower, soybean

Question 15

What process is used to change the fatty acid profile of safflower oil, which is naturally high in Omega 6, but becomes higher in Omega 9 fatty acids?

Answer 15

Genetic engineering. High Oleic oils are monounsaturated fats. Plant fat profiles that are radically different from the usual profile have come from plants that have been genetically changed in some way.

Question 16

HDL is the abbreviation for

Answer 16

High Density Lipoprotein

Question 17

LDL is the abbreviation for

Answer 17

Low Density Liporotein

Question 18

Triglyceride is

Answer 18

a glycerol molecule with 3 fatty acids attached. It looks like a Capital “E”

Question 19

Linolenic acid is an essential fatty acid for which type of Omega fat

Answer 19

Omega 3 (it has 3 sets of 3 letters, so it is an Omega 3)

Question 20

When a food is “essential”, what does that mean?

Answer 20

Your body cannot produce it. It must come from the diet.

Question 21

Flax seed must be ground or broken for the body to access Omega 3 fats inside. True or False

Answer 21

True

Question 22

Purslane is an example of

Answer 22

A plant that contains Omega 3 fats

Question 23

Animals that eat soybeans have more of which type of polyunsaturated fat in their bodies?

Answer 23

Omega 6

Question 24

Rancid fat refers to fat that has become

Answer 24

oxidized

Question 25

Which types of fats are most likely to become oxidized

Answer 25

Polyunsaturated fats (especially when exposed to oxygen, heat and moisture during cooking/frying)

Question 26

Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO) refers to what?

Answer 26

The first pressing of olives into oil.

Question 27

Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO) loses nutrients when heated. True or false

Answer 27

True

Question 28

Smoke point refers to what

Answer 28

The temperature where a oil starts to smoke. High smoke point is good for cooking foods at higher temperatures.

Question 29

Avocado oil has the ___________est smoke point

Answer 29

highest

Question 30

Where in blood vessels does plaque occur?

Answer 30

Between the lining and the muscle layers. LDL burrows beneath the lining.

Question 31

Rancid Omega 3 fats smell like what?

Answer 31

Dead fish and musty basement

Question 32

Should you eat rancid fat?

Answer 32

No. It increases inflammation in the body

Question 33

How do they make high omega 3 eggs?

Answer 33

Feed the hens more omega 3 fats

Question 34

The type of fat you store in your body will reflect ___

Answer 34

The types of fat you eat.

Question 35

Dietary fat carries what type of vitamins?

Answer 35

Fat soluble ADEK

Question 36

What does fat contribute toward eating pleasure

Answer 36

flavor and the texture of creaminess

Question 37

How many calories does fat contribute per gram?

Answer 37

9

Question 38

How would you determine the number of calories from fat?

Answer 38

Multiply the grams of fat by 9

Question 39

How would you determine the % of calories from fat?

Answer 39

Grams of fat x 9 = calories from fat. | Divide the calories from fat by the total calories per serving to get % of calories from fat

Question 40

30% of calories from fat would be about 3 fat grams per hundred calories. True or False

Answer 40

True

Question 41

Coconut oil and palm oil are what type of fat?

Answer 41

Saturated

Question 42

Do coconut oil and palm oil contain cholesterol?

Answer 42

no. They are plant fats

Question 43

Triglycerides are the same as cholesterol. True or false

Answer 43

False.

Question 44

Triglycerides can be raised by stress. True or false

Answer 44

True

Question 45

Trans fats have a different shape than naturally occurring saturated fats. True or False

Answer 45

True

Question 46

The shape of trans fats makes it more or less rigid?

Answer 46

more rigid

Question 47

DHA and EPA are the most important fatty acids in

Answer 47

fish oil

Question 48

How would you increase DHA and EPA in your diet?

Answer 48

Eat more fish

Question 49

Animals and fish that eat green foods have more of what in their bodies?

Answer 49

Omega 3 fats

Question 50

IT is important to correct the balance between these 2 types of polyunsaturated fats

Answer 50

Omega 3 and Omega 6

Question 51

Omega 6 fats are converted to substances that increase or decrease inflammation

Answer 51

increase

Question 52

Omega 3 fats are converted to substances that increase or decrease blood clotting

Answer 52

decrease

Question 53

If I wanted to improve my immune system which Omega fat should I eat more of?

Answer 53

Omega 3

Question 54

Monounsaturated fats are called Omega_____

Answer 54

9

Question 55

Omega 3 fats have what effect on cancer-related processes?

Answer 55

inhibit tumor growth processes and enhance chemotherapy and recovery from surgery

Question 56

Omega 3 and Omega 6 fats compete for the same___

Answer 56

enzyme that converts them into other important substances

Question 57

Our current diet provides what ratio of Omega 6 to Omega 3 fats

Answer 57

10-20 Omega 6: 1 Omega 3

Question 58

All cholesterol comes from the diet. True or false

Answer 58

False. The body also makes it

Question 59

What does "poly" mean

Answer 59

More than one

Question 60

hydrogenation is the process of adding _____ to an unsaturated fat

Answer 60

hydrogen

Question 61

Partially hydrogenated means some unsaturated bonds remain in the fat. True or False

Answer 61

True. It would simply be called hydrogenated if all the bonds were hydrogenated.

Question 62

What are some of the things cholesterol is used for in the body

Answer 62

In Bile acids, cell membranes, myelin (the insulation for nerves, Vitamin D, and hormones like testosterone, androgens, estrogens, cortisol, cortisone, and aldosterone.

Question 63

Plaque in the circulatory system has what effect on blood vessels

Answer 63

Narrows them. Interferes with elasticity and ability to relax and contract to manage blood pressure.

Question 64

According to The DRI on food labels, how much cholesterol is recommended per day

Answer 64

300 mg. 200 mg is for people who need to lower their cholesterol and will not appear on a food label designed for healthy people.