NUTR 1010 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Lacto Vegetarianism, Subcutaneous Tissue, Kwashiorkor
18 Apr 2016
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What are lipids: a large group of molecules that are insoluble in water what makes things soluble in water: glucose - soluble, fatty acid - not soluble. What lipids do we eat? lipids in the diet consist of: triglycerides - 95% of dietary lipids. Usually what we"re talking about when we say fat : phospholipids. Triglycerides: we eat triglycerides and store our body fat as triglycerides made of: 1 glycerol molecule backbone , with 3 fatty aids. Long hydrophobic chains of carbon and hydrogen. Monday, march 7, 2016 different fatty acids give triglycerides different properties fatty acids can be different: lengths, saturation, shapes fatty acids of different lengths, short chain fatty acids. Fewer than 6 carbon atoms: medium chain fatty acids. 8-12 carbons: long chain fatty acids. Polyunsaturated (pufa) = 2 or more double bonds saturation affects: state at room temperature, how they are processed in the body, the effect on health.
