PHYSCI 5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Olive Oil, Lard, Triglyceride
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Carbon must have 4 bonds to be stable. In a zig-zag representation, each corner is a carbon and we assume stability. If carbon only has 1 bond to hydrogen, it forms a double bond to a carbon beside it. Olive oil - highest level of unsaturation (better for you) Cis: nature (any kind of unsaturated oil: vegetable, avocado, etc), Trans: produced in lab - behaves like saturated but is actually unsaturated; inflammatory; solid. When consumed, body stores it (nicely stackable) Our body ca(cid:269)"t (cid:268)ake o(cid:268)ega-3 and omega-6. Number reflects position of the double bond. Epa, dha - fatty acids found in fish. O(cid:269)ly supple(cid:268)e(cid:269)t that"s actually good: fish oil. Make sure it has epa and dha. From diet (eggs) or produced by liver. Digest lipid and pack it in micelles in the intestine. Package lipid in chylomicrons in the blood. Fat goes to adipose tissue and liver. Chylomicrons >> liver >> vldl >> cells.
