| A | B |
|---|
| lipids | triglycerides, phospholipids, and sterols |
| fats | lipids in the body or in food |
| oils | liquid fats |
| triglycerides | 3 fatty acids attached to a glycerol backbone |
| glycerol | 3-Carbon alcohol |
| fatty acid | tails of a triglyceride |
| point of unsaturation | double bond |
| linolenic acid | omega-3 fatty acid |
| linoleic acid | omega-6 fatty acid |
| antioxidant | protects fats from rancidity |
| hydrogenation | process of saturation |
| trans fatty acids | fatty acids in an unusual form |
| essential fatty acids | fatty acids that cannot be synthesized by the body in sufficient amounts |
| eicosanoids | hormone-like compounds formed from fatty acids |
| arachidonic acid | polyunsaturated fatty acid made from linoleic acid |
| Eicosapentanoic acid (EPA) | polyunsaturated acid made from linolenic acid |
| Docosahexaenoic acid | a highly polyunsaturated acid made from linolenic acid |
| phospholipid | lipids in cell membranes or blood |
| lecithin | a common emulsifier in food |
| choline | a part of lecithin |
| sterols | ringed lipids |
| cholesterol | chief sterol in the body |
| atherosclerosis | hardening of walls due to cholesterol deposits in the blood |
| hydrophobic | insoluble in water |
| hydrophilic | soluble in water |
| monoglyceride | 1 fatty acid attached to a glycerol molecule |
| diglyceride | 2 fatty acids attached to a glycerol |
| micelles | fat carrier within the intestines |
| chylomicron | fat carrier to the liver |
| VLDL | fat carrier to the cells |
| LDL | cholesterol-containing lipoprotein |
| HDL | scavenger lipoprotein that returns cholesterol to the liver for processing |
| adipose tissue | fat-storage sites in the body |
| lipoprotein lipase (LPL) | enzyme responsible for fat storage |
| hormone sensitive lipase | enzyme that removes fat from storage |
| blood lipid profile | measure of lipoproteins found in the blood |
| cardiovascular disease | disease of the heart and blood vessels |
| coronary heart disease | blockage of an artery feeding the heart |
| hypertension | high blood pressure |
