NUTR 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Trans Fat, Monounsaturated Fat, Lipoprotein

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Disease of the heart, arteries and veins. Includes heart disease, high blood pressure, heart attacks, strokes. 29 % of all deaths in canada are from cvd. Cvd costs the canadian economy more than . 9 billion every year: main cause = atherosclerosis. Fats and heart disease: mufa and omega-3 polyunsaturated fats decrease risk. Saturated and trans fats increase risk of heart disease. They effect the type and amount of lipoproteins, triglycerides and cholesterol in the blood. Chylomicrons carry fats from the intestine to the body and the liver. Doctors measure blood lipids to look to assess heart disease risk: when they measure: Ldl-cholesterol, they measure the # of ldl particles in the blood at the time. Hdl-cholesterol, they measure the # of hdl particles in the blood at the time. Triglycerides, they measure the # of vldl particles in the blood at the time. Ldl:hdl ratio measures which dump- trucks are winning.

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