Question | Answer |
WHAT ARE THE TWO TYPES OF TRIGLYCERIDES? | SATURATED AND UNSATURATED |
IS SATURATED OR UNSATURATED BETTER? WHAT ARE FOOD SOURCES OF EACH? | SATURATED IS WORSE. SATURATED- ANIMAL SOURCES, UNSATURATED- PLANT SOURCES |
WHAT ARE THE FUNCTIONS OF TRIGLYCERIDES STEROLS AND PHOSPHOLIPIDS? | ENERGY STORAGE, HORMONES, CELL WALLS, EMULSIFIER, TRANSPORTATION |
WHAT ARE SOME FOOD SOURCES OF CHOLESTEROL? | ANIMAL SOURCES |
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MONOUNSATURATED AND POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS? | POLY- TWO DOUBLE BONDS, MONO- ONE DOUBLE BOND |
TOTAL FAT INTAKE SHOULD MAKE UP ____% TO ____% OF TOTAL CALORIES | 20-30% |
SATURATED FAT INTAKE SHOULD BE LIMITED TO ___% | 10% |
WHICH FAT IS FOUND IN FISH? WHAT IS ITS BENEFIT TO THE BODY? | OMEGA 3 FATTY ACIDS, PROTECTS FROM HEART DISEASE, LOWERS BLOOD PRESSURE, LOWERS LDL, LOWERS BLOOD CLOTTING AND INCREASES HDL |
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LDL AND HDL CHOLESTEROL? | LDL- BAD, HDL- GOOD |
WHAT IS THE NAME USED TO REFER TO "CARRIERS" OF FATS IN THE BODY? | LIPOPROTEINS |
THE GOAL FOR BLOOD CHOLESTEROL IS LESS THAN ____? | 200 MG/DL |
HOW CAN WE DECREASE BLOOD CHOLESTEROL? | PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, EAT HEALTHIER, ADD OMEGA 3'S, INCREASE FIBER INTAKE, REPLACE SATURATED WITH UNSATURATED FATS |
CHOLESTEROL IS ONLY FOUND WHERE? | ANIMAL PRODUCTS |
WHICH CHRONIC DISEASES ARE RELATED TO FAT INTAKE? | DIABETES AND OBESITY |
WHICH FATS ARE LIQUID AT ROOM TEMPERATURE? | UNSATURATED |
WHICH FATS ARE SOLID AT ROOM TEMPERATURE? | SATURATED |
WHAT ARE TRANS FATS AND HOW DO THEY ACT ON THE BODY? | FORMED WHEN VEGETABLE OILS ARE SOLID AT ROOM TEMPERATURE |
WHAT WORD COULD YOU LOOK FOR IN AN INGREDIENT LIST TO IDENTIFY TRANS FATS IN FOOD? | HYDROGENATED |
WHAT IS THE EFFECT OF SATURATED FAT ON THE BLOOD LIPID AND CHOLESTEROL LEVELS THAT MAKES IT A PRIME RISK FACTOR FOR HEART DISEASE? | INCREASE LDL LEVELS |