Cholesterol and HDL
This lipid level is out of target for a 40-year-old man: 39 mg/dL of HDL.
What is HDL?
Steak, coconut oil, butter, and ice cream contain this type of fat.
What is saturated fat?
Triglycerides are made up of one molecule of glycerol and three of these tails.
What are fatty acids?
This lipoprotein is formed in the liver from the remains of chylomicrons.
What is VLDL?
This is not a primary biological function of lipids: linking genetic material in the nucleus.
What is linking genetic material?
Improved absorption is known as increased this.
What is bioavailability?
The lower limit for optimal HDL blood cholesterol.
What is 40 mg/dL?
This type of fatty acid is solid at room temperature.
What is saturated?
This lipid is water-insoluble and the most common form.
What is triacylglycerol?
This lipoprotein transports a variety of fats and cholesterol in the bloodstream.
What is IDL?
Lipids serve as structural components of cell membranes, act as signaling molecules, provide energy, contribute to satiety, and function as these.
What are energy storehouses?
Fat absorption is aided by micelles, with an outer envelope formed by a product from this organ.
What is the liver?
The upper limit for optimal HDL blood cholesterol.
What is 60 mg/dL?
This fatty acid has no points of unsaturation.
What is saturated fatty acid?
This lipid is the least common and includes cholesterol.
What is sterol?
This lipoprotein is known as "bad cholesterol."
What is LDL?
Calories per gram of fat are greater than this for carbohydrates.
What is calories per gram of carbohydrate?
Bile salts envelop fatty acids and monoglycerides to form these.
What are micelles?
This lipoprotein is known as "good cholesterol" and scavenges excess cholesterol to return it to the liver.
What is HDL?
This fatty acid has one point of unsaturation.
What is monounsaturated fatty acid?
This lipid is water-soluble and amphiphilic, with a hydrophilic and hydrophobic end.
What is phospholipid?
The recommended level for LDL is less than this in mg/dL.
What is 100 mg/dL?
One teaspoon of oil or butter contains about 5 grams of fat, equaling this many calories.
What is 45?
The recommended ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 fatty acids is 1:1 to this.
What is 4:1?
This is the recommended level for cholesterol: less than this amount in mg/dL.
What is 200 mg/dL?
This fatty acid has two or more points of unsaturation.
What is polyunsaturated fatty acid?
Fatty acids have a methyl group on one end and this group on the other, connected by a carbon chain.
What is carboxylic acid?
The order of lipoproteins from most to least protein content.
What are chylomicron, VLDL, IDL, LDL, HDL?
Glucose is stored as glycogen, while lipids are stored as this.
What is adipose tissue?
Consuming these can help maintain a healthy blood lipid profile; examples include EPA, DHA, linolenic.
What are omega-3 fatty acids?