NUTR 222 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Trans Fat, Lard, Triglyceride
27 Sep 2017
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Lipids- in our diet and in our bodies naturally. Fats- solid at room temp: oils- liquid at room temp, fat functions, energy storage, everything we eat in excess is stored as fat, muscle fuel, emergency energy reserve, can store energy almost unlimitedly, padding for internal organs. Tuesday, september 26, 2017 saturated- max # of hydrogens: unsaturated- at least one h missing (double bonds, hard fats, animal lard, high melting point usually saturated, resistant to oxidation (which makes stu stale, soft fats, oils. : body readily stores these to put in cell membranes. Tuesday, september 26, 2017: helps with, bloop pressure, clot formation when you get a cut, blood lipid concentration, growth. Found in: seeds, oils from seeds, vegetable oil, whole grain foods: omega-3. Linolenic acid: essential, needed for growth and development, epa, non essential. In breast milk and sh oil: phospholipids.
