A lipoprotein that carries triglycerides and cholesterol made by the liver through the bloodstream to body cells.
What is VLDL?
100
A class of lipids that have a phosphorus-containing compound in their chemical
structures, which allows them to combine with both fat and water to form emulsions.
What are phospholipids?
100
A fatty acid that has only one double bond between carbon atoms in a carbon atom chain.
What is a monounsaturated fatty acid?
100
A phospholipid made by the liver and found in many foods.
What is lecithin?
100
A white, waxy lipid made by the body that is part of every cell. Cholesterol is also found in foods of animal origin.
What is cholestrol?
200
A fatty acid that has at least one double bond between two carbon atoms in a carbon atom chain and, therefore, is missing at least two hydrogen atoms.
What are Unsaturated Fatty Acids?
200
A buildup of fatty compounds made up largely of cholesterol that form on the inside walls of
arteries.
What is plaque?
200
A lipoprotein that carries cholesterol made by the liver through the bloodstream to body cells.
What is LDL?
200
Abnormally high blood pressure; an excess force on the walls of the arteries as blood is pumped from the heart.
What is hypertension?
200
Hardened and narrowed arteries caused by plaque deposits.
What is atherosclerosis?
300
The major type of fat found in foods and in the body. Triglycerides consist of three
fatty acids attached to glycerol.
What are Triglycerides?
300
A fatty acid that has two or more double bonds between carbon atoms in a carbon atom chain.
What is a polyunsaturated fat?
300
Fat droplets coated by proteins so they can be transported in the bloodstream.
What is a lipoprotein?
300
The process of breaking the double carbon bonds in unsaturated fatty acids and adding hydrogen to make the fatty acid more saturated.
What is hydrogenation?
300
Tissue in which the body stores lipids.
What is adipose tissue?
400
The death of brain tissue caused by blockage of an artery carrying nutrients and oxygen to
that tissue.
What is a stroke?
400
Describes a fat in which the fatty acid molecules have combined with oxygen, causing them
to break down, which makes the fat spoil and gives it an unpleasant smell and taste.
What is rancid?
400
A group of compounds that includes triglycerides (fats and oils), phospholipids (lecithin), and sterols (cholesterol).
What is a lipid?
400
A lipoprotein that picks up cholesterol from around the body and transfers it to other lipoproteins for transport back to the liver for removal from the body.
What is HDL?
400
A ball of triglycerides thinly coated with cholesterol, phospholipids, and proteins formed to carry absorbed dietary fat to body cells.
What is chylomicron?
500
A class of lipids, including some hormones, vitamin D, and cholesterol, that have complex
molecules made up of rings of carbon atoms with attached chains of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.
What is sterols?
500
A fatty acid that has no double bonds in its chemical structure and, therefore, carries a full load of hydrogen atoms
What are Saturated Fatty Acids?
500
A certain type of polyunsaturated fatty acids found in fish oils and shown to have a positive effect on heart health.
What are omega-3 fatty acids?
500
An organic compound made up of a chain of carbon atoms to which hydrogen atoms are attached and having an acid group at one end.
What is a fatty acid?
500
An ingredient used in food products to replace some or all of the fat typically found in those products.