Question | Answer |
Three Types of Lipids | Triglycerides, Phospholipids, Steroids |
Cholesterol | 1.The most widely known of the steroids
2.Promotes Atherosclerosis
3.Serves as the building block for a number of essential biochemicals, including vitamin D, bile acids, cortisol, estrogen, and testosterone.
4. Excretion via bile only way of removal. |
Total Cholesterol | < 200 = Desirable
200-239 = Borderline High Risk
> 239 = High Risk |
The American Heart Association recommends: | less than 300 mg of dietary cholesterol per day. |
Lipoproteins | Lipid molecules are not soluble in plasma to transport the body forms complexes called lipoproteins, that have a protein carrier (apoprotein) |
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein) (HAPPY) | 1. contains the most apoprotein
2. manufactures in the liver and small intestine and assist in the transport of cholesterol away from the body tissues (reverse cholesterol transport)
<40 = LOW
40-59= Borderline High Risk
>60 = Desirable |
LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein) (LAME) | Contains the highest amount of cholesterol
< 100 = desirable
100-129 = near above optimal
130-159 = Borderline high risk
160-189 = High Risk
>190 = Very High Risk |
VLDL (very Low Density Lipoprotein) | Through a series of steps, VLDL is reduces in size to become LDL. is the primary carrier of triglycerides in the blood. |
Hyperlipidemia | High Levels of lipids in the Blood, a major risk of cardiovascular disease. |
Hypercholesterolemia | 1.Elevated blood cholesterol.
2.Type of Hyperlipidemia |
Dyslipidemia | |