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• Cholesterol


  Makes bile, testosterone, and estrogen
• Most common triglycerides

  • Chair
  • Tuning Fork
• Phospholipids


  Compounds that assist the body in transporting fat through watery substance - emulsification
• Every cell can make cholesterol
• Liver

  Makes the most cholesterol (40%)
• We need dietary fat to absorb fat-soluble vitamins
• Protein-based fat replacers denature under high heat
• AMDR for calories from fat for children under 2 is 30-35%
• Leading cause of death in the US for men and women is heart disease
• Two essential fatty acids

  • Linoleic acid (omega-6)
  • Linolenic acid (omega-3)
• Female bodies

  Have a greater percentage of body fat because they need to support a fetus
• To reduce heart disease risk, 150 minutes of moderate or 75 minutes of vigorous activity should be done each week
• Fat


  Causes you to feel full longer
• Products with the highest cholesterol

  • Kettle chips
  • Peanut butter
  • Whole milk
• Vitamin D

  • Acts as a vitamin and hormone
  • Listed as a vitamin and hormone in professional literature
• Chylomicron


  Distributes dietary fats
• High cholesterol


  Is hereditary
• Cholesterol is not essential at all, you don't need it from the diet
• Phospholipids


  Make the cell membrane and boundary of organelles
• Primary form of lipid found in food and in the body

  • Triglycerides
• Linoleic acid and linolenic acid

  Relax blood vessels and promote clotting
• Fat layer under the skin

  Contributes to insulating effects of fat
• Where is cholesterol found

  • Only in animal products
• Protein

  Provides the greatest level of satiety
• No digestion equals no absorption
• Primary energy source for the heart

  Fatty acids
• AMDR for daily calories from fat is 20 - 35%
• Cholesterol


  Provides structural integrity to cells
• Mediterranean diet is not a fat diet
• Fat replacers

  • Carbohydrate-based
  • Protein-based
• Atherosclerosis is the primary type of heart disease linked with fat intake
• Fats that should be minimized in the diet

  • Trans fat
  • Hydrogenated fat
  • Saturated fat (less than 10% of total calories should be replaced with polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fatty acids)