NUTR3000 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Trans Fat, Saturated Fat, High-Level Data Link Control
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Plasma cholesterol and heart disease- an historical view. Cholesterol has a vital role in manufacturing some vitamins (vitamin d), some hormones and cell membranes. However, the body manufactures all the cholesterol it needs; additional intake in the diet will potentially lead to accumulation of cholesterol in the body. That said, dietary cholesterol intake is not believed to increase plasma [ldl] to the same extent as dietary intake of saturated fat. The relationship (driven by the work of ancel keys) between blood cholesterol concentrations and atherosclerosis (cvd) has driven public health policy that is, we should reduce our intake of saturated fat in the diet. No other blood constituent varies across the world as much as cholesterol. In png, tc = 2. 6; in finland, tc. Total cholesterol seems to be the strongest determinant of chd risk at a population level. It is dose-related" there is no discernible critical level".
