HNSC 1210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Chylomicron, Saturated Fat, Storage Organ

• School: University of Manitoba
• Department: Human Nutritional Sciences
• Course: HNSC 1210
• Professor: Kristin Hildahl-Shawn

Document Summary

Chapter 5: textbook notes: the lipids: fats, oils, phospholipids, and sterols: The lipids in foods and in the human body fall into three classes. About 95 percent are triglycerides: main class of dietary lipids and the chief form of fat in foods and in the human body. A triglyceride is made up of three units of fatty acids and one unit of glycerol. The other classes of lipids are the phospholipids has a phosphorus-containing acid in place of one of the fatty acids. Present in all cell membranes (lecithin is one) Sterols: (cholesterol is the best known of these). Energy stores: fats are the body"s chief form of stored energy. Muscle fuel: fats provide most of the energy to fuel muscular work. Emergency reserve: fats serve as an emergency fuel supply in times of illness and diminished food intake. Paddling: fats protect the internal organs from shock through fat pads inside the body cavity.