BIOL 202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Coronary Artery Disease, Hydrogenation, Unsaturated Fat

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Dietary fibers: cannot be digested by animals. Dietary fibers are mostly made of cellulose. Although they cannot be digested, dietary fibers are beneficial to human health. Both are made of glucose monomer units. Three types of lipids: fats, oils: long term energy storage and insulation, sterols: regulate growth and development, phospholipids: form cellular membranes, fats and oils. Structure of fats (triglycerides): glycerol (head) + three fatty acid chains (tails) Unsaturated fats: one or more double bonds. Solidifies at room temperature (butter, lard, etc. ) More likely to be stored as fat in the body. Ldl cholesterol increases plaque build-up in blood vessels bad. Hdl cholesterol decreases (cleans up) plaque in blood vessels good. 90% of the (cid:272)holesterol i(cid:374) the hu(cid:373)a(cid:374)"s (cid:271)od(cid:455) is made in the liver. A diet rich in saturated fat increases the blood ldl cholesterol level. Not all vegetable oils are good: trans fat is worse than saturated fat. Trans fats raise ldl cholesterol level, while lowering hdl cholesterol.

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