Chapter 5

______ are synthesized by the liver to transport fat to the rest of the body.

____________ are lipid-loaded white blood cells that have surrounded large amounts of a fatty substance, usually cholesterol, on the blood vessel walls.

"Hidden" fat includes

A desirable total serum cholesterol level is less than ____ milligrams per deciliter.

A diglyceride consists of

A meal providing 1,200 kilocalories contains 13 grams of saturated fat, 10 grams of monounsaturated fat, and 27 grams of polyunsaturated fat. This meal provides ______% of total kcal as fat.

A saturated fatty acid contains

A(n) ______ fatty acid is an essential, polyunsaturated fatty acid that has a double bond at the third carbon from the methyl end.

A(n) _______________ is made up of a glycerol backbone attached to three fatty acids.

A(n) _______________ is the simplest form of lipid; it is a carbon chain, flanked by hydrogens, with an acid group at one end and a methyl group at the other end.

According to the Food and Nutrition Board, what is the upper limit of fat, in grams, that should be consumed by a healthy person requiring 2,000 kilocalories per day?

After absorption, long-chain fatty acids and monoglycerides inside intestinal cells are

After chylomicrons leave the intestinal cells, they are transported via what system?

All of the following are characteristic of cholesterol except

All of the following are sources of cholesterol except

All of the following are true of lecithin except

All of the following describe the characteristics of fat cells except

Although consumption of fatty fish at least twice a week is recommended as a good source of the omega-3 fatty acids, some fish, especially swordfish, shark, king mackerel, and tile fish, can be a source of ____________, toxic in high amounts

An essential omega-3 fatty acid with 18 carbons and 3 double bonds is called

An omega-9 fatty acid has its first double bond starting at the ninth carbon from the ____________ .

Cholesterol is found in all of the following except

During rest and light activities, fatty acids are the main fuel for _______________.

Good suggestions for eating in a heart-healthy way would be to

Gram for gram, which of the following contains the most cholesterol?

How many carbons do long-chain fatty acids contain?

Hydrogenation produces what kinds of fat?

If a fat contains mostly saturated fatty acids, it is likely to be ________ at room temperature.

Immediately after a meal, newly absorbed dietary fats appear in the blood as

In terms of heart disease risk, which of the following is true?

In the small intestine, the pancreas secretes ____________ to digest triglycerides.

In which form are most dietary lipids found?

Lipoproteins contain all of the following components except

Most fats in foods and the body are composed of

Most lipids are transported in the blood as part of a structure called a(n) _______________.

Name an omega-3 fatty acid with 20 carbons and 5 double bonds, found in fatty fish and synthesized from alpha-linolenic acid.

Of the macronutrients, fats are the most significant dietary factor(s) associated with _________________.

Olive and canola oils contain a high percentage of ____________ fatty acids.

Olive oil contains abundant amounts of which type of fatty acid?

Once the chylomicrons arrive at their destination via the bloodstream, the triglycerides in the chylomicrons are broken down into glycerol and fatty acids by an enzyme associated with the blood vessel called ___________ lipase.

One fat replacer that has gained notoriety lately due to its undesirable side effects is _______________.

"One of the richest plant sources of omega-3 fatty acids, alpha-linolenic acid, and also a good source of plant sterols is"

Pancreatic lipase digests

Phospholipids are the main components of ________________________________________.

Phospholipids differ from triglycerides in which of the following ways?

Sometimes phospholipids are used in commercial salad dressings to suspend vegetable oil in water. In this case, phospholipids are serving as _______________.

Sterols are similar to triglycerides in which of the following ways?

Studies of Greenland Eskimos, among others, have demonstrated a relationship between the consumption of fish and the risk for heart disease. What is the most likely mechanism for the reduction of heart disease risk when fish is consumed?

The American Heart Association recommends that we should consume no more than _______________ milligrams of cholesterol per day.

The body energy that can be stored in almost unlimited amounts is

The body stores excess protein as

The Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend getting no more than ______ percent of your total kilocalories from fat.

The main problem with the fat replacer olestra is that it can bind ________________________________________.

The main reason for hydrogenating fats is to

The main regulator of blood cholesterol levels is the

The major dietary factor to be concerned about in relation to heart disease is

The major fat-digesting enzyme is

The major function of adipose tissue is to

The plant stanols/sterols, also called phytosterols, work by

The process of _______________ removes double bonds from fatty acids, giving the fat a more solid consistency

The three-carbon structure to which fatty acids are attached in triglycerides is called

Timothy wants to avoid eating too much trans fat. All of the following are appropriate ways except

To be transported throughout the body, fats are packaged in structures called

Triglycerides in food are said to have satiety value primarily because

We need to consume only about 5% of our total calories per day from essential fatty acids, that corresponds to about _____________________ of plant oil each day

What is the composition of the triglyceride form of fats?

Which lipoprotein is responsible for picking up cholesterol from dying cells and other sources so it can be transported back to the liver for excretion?

Which of the following contains a rich supply of omega-3 fatty acids?

Which of the following contains the greatest percentage of calories from fat (in a typical serving size)?

Which of the following describes a fatty acid that has one double bond?

Which of the following does not describe a function of fat?

Which of the following is an essential fatty acid?

Which of the following is not a rich source of polyunsaturated fatty acids?

Which of the following is true about cholesterol?

Which of the following is true about Olestra?

Which of the following is true about the fate of fatty acids after their absorption?

Which of the following is true about the use of medications that lower blood cholesterol levels?

Which of the following is true about trans fatty acids found in hydrogenated fats?

Which of the following would be a good source of polyunsaturated fatty acids?

Which of the following would you buy if you wanted the highest polyunsaturated fatty acid content?