Lipids

Lipids, which are also known as fats play a very important part in our bodies, it provides energy to producing hormones. As humans we wouldn’t be able to digest and absorb food without lipids. Eating more fat than we need can lead to weight gain but with proper amounts of lipids they are a healthy part of our diet. The main role of lipids in our body is to provide energy for muscles and body processes. Half of the fuel our body needs when at rest or with everyday activity comes from lipids. Lipids are used to insulate and protect the body. There is a layer of fat below our skin that helps keep our internal body temperature regular despite external temperature. Without lipid layers, every bruise and bump could hurt the organs. Lipids are essential for proper digestion and absorption of food and nutrients. Bile acids from the lipids in your liver allow fat and water to mix in your intestines and aid in the breakdown of food. Lipids are needed to transport the fat-soluble vitamins, A, D, E and K from the intestines to the blood stream. The body cells use the vitamins to keep your skin, bones, teeth, blood, and vision healthy. Essential lipids, linoleic acid are vital to your health they are not made in the body but come from the diet we eat. They are the production of cell membranes and hormones for maintaining vision and helping the immune system. They provided structure and support for the walls of the cells in our body. Cholesterol lipid is needed to produce steroid hormones in the body. Testosterone, progesterone, estrogen and Vitamin D are formed from cholesterol and maintain pregnancy, develop sex characteristics and regulate calcium levels. The EFAs are the good fats they are essential to human health but cannot be synthesized by the blood and must be obtained through our diet. The benefits of Omega 3 indicates that the fatty acids refuse inflammation and help prevent certain diseases. The chronic diseases that they help prevent are heart disease, stroke,

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