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FATS

LIPIDS-NUTRIENTS

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CHEMICAL NAME FOR FATS LIPIDS
FATS-CONCENTRATED STORAGE FUEL (BACK UP FOR CARBS)(SECONDARY ENERGY SOURCE)
FATS SERVE AS: a. SUPPORT & PROTECT VITAL ORGANS b. REGULATE BODY TEMP/PROVIDE INSULATIONc. PROTECT NERVE FIBERS,RELAYS NERVE IMPULSESd. FORM FATTY CENTER OF CELL WALLS, TRANSPORT NUTRIENTS ACROSS CELL MEMBRANES
MOST SATURATED FATS ARE: ANIMAL ORIGIN, SUCH AS MEAT/DAIRY
HIGHEST SATURATED FAT IS: MARGARINE
MONOUNSATURATED FAT WHEN FATTY ACID HAS ONE UNFILLED HYDROGEN SPACE. MOSTLY PLANT FOODS. EXAMPLES: OLIVES, OLIVE OIL, PEANUTS, PEANUT OIL, CANOLA OIL, ALMOUNDS, PECANS & AVOCADOS
POLYUNSATURATED FAT FATTY ACID THAT HAS TWO OR MORE HYDROGEN SPACES. EXAMPLES: VEGETABLE OILS, SAFFLOWER, CORN, COTTONSEED & SOYBEAN.
ESSENTIAL FATTY ACID MOST COME WITH THE FOOD WE EAT. iF ABSENCE WILL LEAD TO A SPECIFIC DEFICIENCY DISEASE. BODY CANNOT MANUFACTURE IT, MUST OBTAIN IT FROM DIET. ESSENTIAL FOR: TISSUE STRENGTH, CHOLESTEROL METABOLISM, MUSCLE TONE, BLOOD CLOTTING & HEART ACTION.
CHOLESTEROL VITAL SUBSTANCE IN HUMAN METABOLISM THAT OCCURS NATURALLY IN ANIMAL FOODS. THERE IS NO CHOLESTEROL IN PLANT FOODS. MAIN FOOD SOURCE OF CHOLESTEROL IS EGG YOLKS, ORGAN MEATS(LIVER & KIDNEY), OTHER MEATS.
CHOLESTEROL IS BROKEN DOWN BY LIVER, ADRENAL CORTEX, SKIN, INTESTINES, TESTES & OVARIES.
2 CLASSIFICATIONS OF LIPOPROTEINS(FATS/PROTEINS) LDL(LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEINS) & HDL (HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEINS) - LIFE LONG DIET CHANGE
ADIPOSE TISSUE IS WHEN EXCESSIVE FAT IN THE DIET IS STORED.TOO MANY KCAL EXCEEDING THE REQUIREMENTS OF IMMEDIATED ENERGY NEEDS.
US DIETARY SUGGESTIONS ON MEATS LEAN CUTS, USE MORE POULTRY/SEAFOOD(EXCEPT SHRIMP), REMOVE SKIN-TRIM FAT, AVOID ADDING FAT IN COOKING, USE SMALLER PORTIONS.
US DIETARY SUGGESTIONS ON OILS USE SPARINGLYUSE LOW SATURATED FAT
US DIETARY SUGGESTIONS ON EGGS LIMIT TO 2-3 PER WEEK.EGG WHITE FREELYEGGS HIGH IN SERIUM CHOLETEROL LEVELS
US DIETARY SUGGESTIONS ON MILK USE LOW FAT OR FAT FREEUSE LOW FAT CHEESEDRINKING 1/2 PINT A DAY=DRINKING 1/2 PINT OF CREAM
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