Exam 6: Lipids

The Mediterranean diet emphasizes use of olive oil.

The more protein and less fat that a lipoprotein contains, the more _____ it is.

HDLs deliver cholesterol to tissues that use it for structural and metabolic purposes.

The FDA has approved a health claim that indicates that including at least 3.4 grams of _____ in two meals daily may reduce the risk of heart disease.

The cholesterol ratio is calculated by dividing:

Refer to the food labels for milk, cereal, bagels, and cream cheese when answering question $\text { Food Labels for Milk, Sunny Start Cereal, Oscar's Bagels, and Auntie Em's Cream Cheese (left to right) }$ -What percentage of the DV from trans fatty acids would you consume in the following meal: 1 serving of Sunny Start Cereal with 1 cup of milk, 1 bagel with 1 Tbsp cream cheese and 1 cup of milk?

Which term refers to body fat or adipose tissue that is found around the vital organs?

What are the advantages of having cell membranes that contain phospholipids rather than just lipids?

You are observing an outpatient dietitian working in a busy prenatal clinic. Which of the following reasons is justification for promoting breastfeeding over formula feeding?

Why do dietitians recommend that people eat salmon and other fatty fish and seafood?

What are the vitamins and minerals that impact heart health, and what is the role of each?

What food preparation guidelines should consumers who want to decrease their intake of less healthy lipids follow?

_______________ catalyzes the hydrolysis of ester linkages that attach fatty acids to the glycerol molecule and mobilizes fatty acids from adipose tissue.

Lipid is the most concentrated source of energy among the energy-yielding nutrients.

Sam’s total cholesterol is 270 mg/dL and his HDL cholesterol is 30 mg/dL. What is his cholesterol ratio, and is it healthy or not?

Emulsification of lipid globules in the small intestine is facilitated by bile.

Nigel wants to choose a lipid to use in stir-frying that is more stable and thus won’t smoke and burn as readily when he cooks with medium-high heat. To accomplish this, he should select a lipid that contains _____ fatty acids.

Olestra is a fat substitute made from sucrose with fatty acids bonded to it. Consequently, it provides the same amount of energy as fat does, gram for gram.

An aneurysm can cause:

The ester linkages between fatty acids and glycerol molecules are hydrolyzed by _______________, an enzyme produced in the stomach.