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Lipids: Fats and Oils

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Functions of Lipids
- providing energy
- storing energy
- insulating and protecting organs
- transporting fat-soluble substances
A broader term that includes fats, oils, and cholesterol
Lipid
What are three classes that lipids are grouped into
Triglycerides, phospholipids, and sterols
May come from the foods you eat or from sources within your body (dietary fat vs body fat)
Lipid
The major type of fat found in foods and in the body (consists of three fatty acids attached to a glycerol molecule)
Triglycerides
Food sources are referred to as:
Fats and oils
A major source of energy for the body
Triglycerides
Types of fatty acids
Saturated and unsaturated
Fatty acid with no double bond
saturated
Fatty acid with at least one double bond
unsaturated
types of unsaturated fatty acids
monounsaturated and polyunsaturated
Unsaturated fatty acid with one double bond
monounsaturated fatty acid
Unsaturated fatty acid with two or more double bonds
Polyunsaturated
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