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- 4. fat molecules that have one unsaturated carbon bond in the molecule
- 5. a broader term for a group of compounds that includes fats, oils, lecithin, and cholesterol
- 10. Disease of the heart and blood vessels, such as narrowed or blocked blood vessels
- 11. major types of fat found in food and body
- 13. a build-up of substances from a fluid, such as cholesterol in the blood vessels
- 15. omega-3 and omega-6 fats
- 18. known as partially hydrogenated oil and can be found in a variety of food products
- 21. another class of lipid and molecular configuration that features complex ring structures
- 22. a food oil exposed to air or stored for a long time
- 23. a white, waxy lipid found in every cell in the body
- 24. A cluster of newly formed triglycerides that are thinly coated with cholesterol, phospholipids, and proteins
- 25. solid at room temperature from animals sources
- 26. a phospholipid that is made by the liver, so it is not essential to the diet
- 27. lipids that have phosphorus-containing compound in their chemical structure
- 28. the most common form of heart disease
- 29. a type of lipo-protein that picks up cholesterol from around the body and transfer it to other lipoproteins
- 30. a substance that can mix with both water and fat
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- 1. types of lipoprotein that carries cholesterol through the bloodstream to body cells
- 2. group of polyunsaturated fatty acids that are important for a number of functions in the body
- 3. The location in which the body tires a large excess of energy for use during times when food is unavailable and insufficient
- 6. A general term that refers to a number of diseases in which abnormal cells grow out of control
- 7. particles made of protein and fats
- 8. abnormally high blood pressure
- 9. unsaturated fats are usually liquid and from plant sources
- 12. A polyunsaturated fatty acids that the body cannot synthesize and must obtain from foods
- 14. An organic compound made up of a chain of carbon atoms to which hydrogen atoms are attached
- 16. sometimes called “bad” cholesterol, makes up most of your body's cholesterol
- 17. a buildup of plaque in the arteries leading to the brain may result in a stroke
- 19. The destruction of heart cells due to a buildup of plaque in the arteries feeding oxygen and nutrients in the heart muscle
- 20. The process of breaking the double carbon bonds in an unsaturated fatty acids and adding hydrogen