Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Fats and Oils
- Fats protect organs from shock/injury
- Promote healthy skin
- 9 Calories/gram
- Most concentrated energy source
- Second only to carbs
- Keeps you "full" longer
- Fat - nutrient necessary for body insulation,
energy and protection
- Oil - fat liquid at room temperature
- MyPyramid has an oils group,
MyPlate does not
- Lipids - family of chemical compounds, includes
fats/oils
- Cholesterol - fat-like substance made from glucose/saturated fat
- Necessary for normal body function
- Produces hormones/bile
- Too much is linked to heart disease
- HDL - high density lipoprotein
- Removes excess cholesterol from liver
- LDL - low density lipoprotein
- Can clog arteries
- 4 vitamins are fat-soluable
- Vitamins A, D, E, and K
- Fatty acids - chemical chains that make up fats
- Saturated fats
- Usually from animal sources, solid at room temp.
- Cheese, milk, coconut oil
- Raises HDL/LDLs in blood
- Polyunsaturated fats
- Found in veggies and fish, semi-liquid at room temp.
- Soybean oil, cottonseed oil, corn oil
- Lower HDL/LDLs in blood
- Monounsaturated fats
- Semi-solid/liquid at room temp.
- Olives, avocados
- Raise HDL/lowers LDL
- Short/long chains
- Trans fats - modified unsaturated fat molecule, made into
saturated fat molecule
- Visible fat - fat you can see on meat, etc. (on steak)
- Hydrogenation - making a liquid fat solid
- Butter - milkfat churned into a solid
- Margarine - Butter subst. made from plant fat
- Lard - extracted animal fat
- Vegetable shortening - hydrogenated vegetable oil
- Vegetable oil - oils from plant sources
- Rancid - decomposing fats
- Animal fats provide more
flavor than plant fats
- Store tightly
- Combustable
- How to put out a grease fire
- Turn off heat
- Remove oxygen source
- Another pot, baking pan, baking soda, fire extinguisher
- NO WATER
- Type of fats consumed contribute to weight gain more
than amounts of fat eaten
- Made of triglycerides
- Chemical makeup/shape changes fat properties