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Cholesterol Facts
Types of Cholesterol
Factors That Affect Cholesterol
Where are fats found?
100

Cholesterold is a soft, _ _ _ _, fat-like substance that's found in your body's bloodstream and cells.

WAXY

100

Name one of the two types of lipoproteins in your blood.

LDL or HDL

100

Name one of the two factors that cannot be changed or controlled.

GENETICS and YOUR AGE

100

Unsaturated fats are found in what kind of oils?

CANOLA and OLIVE OIL

200

Where is cholesterol made in the body?

LIVER

200

Low density lipoproteins have more _ _ _ than protein.

FAT

200
What is one of the three nutrients in your diet make LDL level rise?

SATURATED FAT

TRANS FAT

CHOLESTEROL

200

Where are saturated fats found?

FULL FAT DAIRY

RED MEATS

BAKED GOODS

COCONUT OILS

300

What vitamin does cholesterol help the body to produce?

VITAMIN D

300

Which type of cholesterol is considered the "bad" type of cholesterol?

LDL or LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN

300

What is the recommended limited intake of dietary cholesterol?

200 MG

300

Trans fats are found in what kind of baked goods?

PROCESSED

400

Name a hormone that cholesterol helps produce.

ESTROGEN or TESTOSTERONE

400

This kind of lipoprotein has high levels of protein and act as vacuum cleaners where they suck up extra cholesterol from the body's cells and tissues to bring back to the liver.

HDL or HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN

400

What is the name of the other type of fat found in the blood and in food? (not HDL or LDL)

TRIGLYCERIDES

400

Name one of the types of foods Dietary cholesterol is found in:

MEATS

EGG YOLKS

FULL FAT DAIRY

500

What kind of acid does cholesterol make to help with digestion?

BILE

500

What is the name of the protein-covered bundle that transports cholesterol?

LIPOPROTEINS

500

If triglycerides get too high, there's an added risk for problems with the heart and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

ARTERIES

500

What kind of food does not contain cholesterol?

EGG WHITES