Nutrition Ch 5

Which of the following sentences best describes lipids?

This comon form of lipid represents about 95% of the fat in our diets.

Fat provides almost twice the energy, or Calories, per gram than that provided by either carbohydrate or protein. If a food contains five grams of fat, how many Calories does fat contribute to the food?

This fatty acid is a liquid at room temperature.

This process adds hydrogen atoms to a polyunsaturated fatty acid.

The body makes its own supply of this lipid.

Diets high in this lipid (fat) decrease removal of LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein) by body cells and increase risk of LDL-cholesterol adherence to the walls of blood vessels.

The In-Depth on Cardiovascular Disease describes different types of lipoproteins. Which of the following lipoproteins has a low fat content and is 50% protein.

Limit your consumption of saturated fat to less than this amount each day.

Which of the following statements concerning trans fats is true?

There is no Adequate Intake recommended for linoleic acid.

Located outside of adipose cells, this enzyme breaks down triglycerides found in chylomicrons to produce a monoglyceride and two free fatty acids.

Fat is a primary source of energy during this type of activity.

This lipid containing compound is soluble in water and helps to regulate movement of substances in and out of the cell.

Alpha-linolenic acid is an essential omega-3 fatty acid found in which of the following foods?

This type of fatty acid has at least one double double bond in the carbon-to-carbon chain.

This is the Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Range for fat.

During digestion a triglyceride is broken down into these two substances.

Almost all dietary fat is absorbed in this organ.

This organ produces bile that helps in the digestion of fats.