nutrition #2

Is low in saturated fats Is reduced in dietary cholesterol Provides adequate amounts of soluble fiber

A diet designed to reduce elevated serum LDL cholesterol levels _____

Essential

Alpha-linolenic acid and linoleic acid are classified as _____ fatty acids

Not essential in the diet; the human body can synthesize it Not found in foods of plant origin An important part of human cell membranes and is necessary to make some hormones

Cholesterol is _____

Increase cholesterol deposited in arteries

Excessive intakes of saturated fatty acids tend to

mouth

Fat digestion begins in the _____

HDL

High levels of _____ in the blood are associated with lower risk of cardiovascular disease

Picking up cholesterol from dying cells and other sources for delivery to other lipoproteins and the liver for disposal

High-density lipoproteins function in lipid transport by _____

Chylomicrons

Immediately after a meal, newly digested and absorbed dietary fats appear in the lymph, and then the blood, as a part of which of the following

olive oil and olives

In the Mediterranean Diet, the majority of fat in the diet is supplied by _____

triglycerides

In what form is most body fat stored?

Triglycerides

Lingual lipase breaks down _____

solid

Lipids with high saturated fatty acid content are _____ at room temperature

Break down triglycerides from lipoproteins for transfer into cells

Lipoprotein lipase functions to _____

Are lipid at room temperature Have one double bond in the fatty acid chain Lower cholesterol

Monounsaturated fatty acids _____

butter

Saturated fatty acids predominate in which of the following?

animal products

The chief contributors of saturated fatty acids in the U.S. diet include _____

solid at room temperature

The main difference between fats and oils that fats are _____

Elevate LDL levels, while decreasing HDL

Trans fatty acids are now considered more atherogenic than saturated fatty acids because they _____

Alpha-linolenic

Which essential fatty acid is responsible for lowering the risk of coronary heart disease?

They raise LDL and lower HDL cholesterol

Which is correct regarding trans fatty acids?

Low density lipoprotein (LDL)

Which lipoprotein is responsible for transporting cholesterol from the liver to tissues

Over 160 mg/dl

Which of the following blood levels of LDL cholesterol would increase risk for cardiovascular disease

they do not dissolve in water

Which of the following correctly characterizes lipids?

Soybean oil

Which of the following fats and oils provides the most polyunsaturated fatty acids

HDL

Which of the following lipoproteins contains the highest proportion of protein