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Nutrition fats HLED
Arkansas HLED Nutrition Fats and Lipids
Question | Answer |
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Lipid | a family of organic bon caontaining compounds souluble inornagic solvents but not in water |
Cholestrol | a member of the group of lipids known as sterols: a soft waxy substance made in the body for a variety of purposes |
Fats | lipids that are solid at room temperature |
Oils | lipids that are liquid at room temperature |
Triglycerides | is made up of three units of fatty acids and one unit of glycerol |
Lecithin | a phospholipid manufacutred by the liver and also found in many foods |
Phospholipids | each has a phosphorus containing acid in place of one of the fatty acids; present in cell membranes |
Sterols | one of three main classes of dietary lipids. Sterols have a structure similar to that of choletstrol |
Satiety | feeling of fullness or satisfaction that people experience after meals |
Fatty Acids | organic acids composed of carbon chains of various lenghs |
Glycerol | an organic compound, three carbons long, serves as the back bone for triglycerides |
Saturted fatty acid | fatty acid carrying maximum numer of hydrogen atoms |
Unsaturated fatty acid | a fatty acid that lacks some hydrongen atoms and has one or more points of unsaturation |
Monostaturated fatty acid | conataining one pooint of unsaturation |
Polyunsaturated fatty acid | fatty acid with two or more points of unsaturation |