Chemist's View of Lipids
Digestion, Absorption, & Transport
Lipoproteins
Recommendations
Miscellaneous
Health
100
The predominant lipids both in foods and in the body.
What is Triglycerides.
100
Enzymes that hydrolyze(break down) lipids.
What is "Lipases"
100
Cluster of lipids associated with proteins that serve as transport vehicles for lipids in the body.
What is "Lipoproteins"
100
Recommendation of fat consumption according to AMDR.
What is "20-35% of total kcal."
100
Fatty foods that are dominated in this fatty acid are solid in room temperature.
What is "Saturated Fatty-acids".
100

This lipid was given a bad rap but is now "out of jail"

What is cholesterol

200

Fatty acid with one double bond.

What is "Monounsaturated Fatty Acid".

200

Some fat and cholesterol trapped in ____________ exit in feces.

What is "Soluble Fiber".

200
Lipoprotein that transport dietary lipids mostly triglycerides from the small intestine to the rest of the bdy.
What is "Chylomicron".
200

Current guidelines have changed for ______, indicating that we should "eat as little as possible."

What is Cholesterol?

200
Palm oil is high in this fatty-acid.
What is "Saturated fatty-acid.
200
When this lipoprotein is elevated, doctors often want to start medications.

What are LDL's?

300
The process that protects against oxidation, promoting shelf life and alters the textures of foods by making liquid vegetable oils more solid.
What is "Hydrogenation".
300
It is necessary for fat digestion produced in liver stored in gallbladder.
What is "Bile".
300
Type of lipoprotein that transports cholesterol back to the liver from the cells.
What is "HDL".
300
Less than 10% of daily energy intake of this fatty acid is recommended daily.
What is "Saturated fatty acid".
300
Foods that are naturally cholesterol free.
What is "Plant source foods"
300

These 2 specific fatty acids are beneficial for brain health, vision, and rheumatoid arthritis.

What are EPA and DHA?

400
A chemical configuration in which the hydrogen atoms in a fatty acid are located on the opposite sides of a double bound.
What is " Trans-fatty acids".
400
Small fat molecules can diffuse easily into the intestinal cells, they are absorbed directly into the ____________.
What is "blood stream".
400

This lipoprotein accumulates in the arteries, blood flow becomes restricted and blood pressure rises. increases thr risk of hear disease.

What is "LDL".

400
The fatty-acid that should be consumed as little as possible.
What is "Trans Fatty Acid".
400

The plant source food that is high in medium chain saturated fatty-acid.

What is "Coconut oil".

400

This diet is known to be healthy, including whole plant foods, more fish, less meat, spices and herbs, and many healthy fats.  


What is the Mediterranean Diet?
500
Substance with both water-soluble and fat-soluble portions that promote the mixing of oils and fats in watery solutions
What is "Emulsifier".
500
Large molecules of fat enter the the _____________, untill they enter the bloodstream at the duct near the heart.
What is "Lymph".
500
Lipoproteins that are produced in the liver.
What are "VLDL, LDL, & Hdl".
500
Regular consumption of this fatty acid helps to prevent blood clots, improve blood lipids,lowers blood pressure, boosts the immune system,& suppresses inflammation.
What is " Omega-3 Fatty acid."
500
Fatty acids that exist in all natural fatty foods.
What is "Saturated, & unsaturated fatty acids".
500

Limiting fat and encouraging more carbohydrates over the last 50 years has caused Americans to store more of these, causing more diabetes and heart disease.

What are Adipose cells?

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