Fats
- Created by: Grace Millward
- Created on: 08-08-20 17:24
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- Fats
- Purpose
- Used for energy
- Structure of cells
- Stored under the skin to insulate the body
- Protects vital organs like the kidneys
- Maintain Body temperature
- Macronutrient
- Needed in large amounts by the body
- Triglyceride is a fat molecule
- Needed in large amounts by the body
- Sources
- Avocardo
- Olive
- Nuts
- Pulses
- Types of Fat
- Saturated
- Solid at room temp
- cheese
- Meat
- Eggs
- Too much can lead to health complications
- Obesity
- Blocked arteries
- Coronary Heart Disease
- Single bonds on the carbon chain
- Unsaturated
- Soft or liquid at room temp
- avocardo
- Olive oil
- Considered healthier as it isn't converted to cholestrol
- Essential Fatty Acids
- Required for development
- Aren't made by the body
- Need to be apart of a balance diet
- Blood clotting
- Regulating body processes
- Saturated
- Purpose
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