SAS3-PART 2 Flashcards
The lipids in food and in the human body include
TRIGLYCERIDES (FATS AND OILS)
PHOSPHOLIPIDS
STEROLS
Functions of fat in the body
ENERGY STORES
MUSCLE FUEL
PADDING
INSULATION
CELL MEMBRANES
RAW MATERIALS
Are the body’s chief form of stored energy
FATS
Fats are converted to other compounds such as
HORMONES
BILE
VITAMIN D
When people talk about fat, they are usually referring to
TRIGLYCERIDES
Predominate both in the diet and in the body
TRIGLYCERIDES
The name triglyceride almost explains itself:
three(tri) fatty acids attached to a glycerol
When energy for any energy yielding nutrient is to be stored as fat, the nutrient is first broken into small fragments. Then the fragments are linked together into chains known as
FATTY ACIDS
Solid at room Temperature and can be found in meat butter and dairy products
SATURATED FATS
Too much consumption of thesefats (saturated) can increase the levels of
LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEINS (LDL)
Low density lipoproteins also known as the
BAD CHOLESTEROL
Liquid at room temperature and can be found in vegetable oil
UNSATURATED FATS
These fats increase the levels of good cholesterol or the ________
UNSATURATED FATS
HIGH-DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN
HDL grabs LDL to escorts it on the _____ ‘Where’ LDL is broken down and eventually removed from the body
LIVER
An unhealthy substance that is made through the chemical process of hydrogenation of oils
TRANS FATTY ACIDS