Lipids Flashcards
What are lipids?
fats, oils, phospholipids and cholesterol
What are the most common form of lipids?
In our diet are triglyceride
What do lipids provide?
energy for cellular processes
What are lipids essential for?
the building of structures such as the cell membrane
What are the 3 main types of fats we get our lipid sources?
Saturated, unsaturated and monosaturated fats
Where are saturated fats found?
In foods of animals (meat, milk and dairy products)
Where are unsaturated fats found?
Seed, nuts and plant oils
Where are monosaturated fats found?
In olive, peanut, canola oils
What is the healthies fat for us?
Monosaturated
What fat in excess can give rise to cardiovascular disease?
Saturated fats
Where is cholesterol found
in liver and egg yolk
What are the products of the breakdown of triglyceride?
Fatty acids and glycerol
What are fatty acids and glycerol transported by?
lymph to the blood and onto tissues
What can the liver convert?
Fatty acids from one form to another
What are essential fatty acids?
fatty acids which must be obtained from our diet
Linoleic acid essential for cell membrane
