molecular level – Tutoring for biology Saturated fat vs. unsaturated fat Saturated fat has a lot of single carbon bonds. This makes them much straighter in shape and therefore easier to stack together. It’s called “saturated” fat because the molecule has the maximum amount of hydrogen atoms attached to it as possible. Unsaturated fat has double carbon bonds. Each double carbon bond means two less hydrogen atoms on the molecule. Unsaturated fat also is kinked at each double bond‚ disrupting the
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our obsession with low-fat foods. We’re bombarded with supposedly guilt-free options: baked potato chips‚ fat-free ice cream‚ low-fat candies‚ cookies‚ and cakes. But while our low-fat options have exploded‚ so have obesity rates. Clearly‚ low-fat foods and diets haven’t delivered on their trim‚ healthy promises. Despite what you may have been told‚ fat isn’t always the bad guy in the waistline wars. Bad fats‚ such as trans fats‚ are guilty of the unhealthy things all fats have been blamed for—weight
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Understanding Your Fats and Fiber University of Phoenix SCI/241 Understanding Your Fats and Fiber When people discuss diet and health there are many stigmas‚ one of them being that all fats are bad. While fats can be harmful if taken in excess‚ there are many different types of fats that make up this category. The fats that make up category are: saturated fats‚ unsaturated fats‚ trans-fatty acids and hydrogenated fats. Each of these fats are different and all play a role in your diet‚ some give
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a. SATURATED FATS FROM NONSATURATED FATS An unsaturated fat is a fat or fatty acid in which there is at least one double bond within the fatty acid chain. A fat molecule is monounsaturated if it contains one double bond‚ and polyunsaturated if it contains more than one double bond. Where double bonds are formed‚ hydrogen atoms are eliminated. Thus‚ asaturated fat has no double bonds‚ has the maximum number of hydrogens bonded to the carbons‚ and therefore is "saturated" with hydrogen atoms. In cellularmetabolism
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Understand Your Fats and Fiber SCI/241 August 16‚ 2012 Cindy Portman I am going to discuss what I understand about fats and fiber. Yes‚ your body needs fats. Dietary fats are essential to give your body energy and to support cell growth it will help protect your organs and help keep your body warm. It helps your body absorb some nutrients and produce
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According to the “Face the Fats” sections bad fats are considered saturated fats and trans fats. These fats will clog arteries and cause heart disease and heart attacks. These fats are often found in foods we enjoy to eat or that taste good. Fast food‚ deserts‚ and toppings that we place on foods are usually loaded in these types of foods. Better fats are monounsaturated fats and polyunsaturated fats. These are considered better fats due to the fact that they help reduce the risk of heart disease
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Another word for "fats." Lipids can be more formally defined as substances such as a fat‚ oil or wax that dissolves in alcohol but not in water. Lipids contain carbon‚ hydrogen and oxygen but have far less oxygen proportionally than carbohydrates. They are found in places as diverse as egg yolks and the human nervous system and are important component of plant‚ animal and microbial membranes A fatty or waxy are organic compound that is readily soluble in nonpolar solvent (e.g. ether)
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type 2 diabetes‚ obesity‚ heart disease‚ and certain types of cancers also high blood pressure. It’s all because they are not eating healthy. Eating habits have changed dramatically in mostly in children and teens. With all the sweets and saturated fats that’s in stores and the advertisement on T.V. they want more. If we‚ the parents‚ make better choices for our children then they will do the same. Kids copy their parents‚ so what you eat they will try. That means if you have unhealthy eating habits
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Lipids Biochemistry November 13‚ 2013 Lipids Lipids are families of biomolecules including fats and oils‚ waxes‚ steroids ‚ cholesterol and fat soluble vitamins. All lipids are naturally occurring compounds varying greatly in structure but share the common feature of being soluble in non polar solvents such as chloroform and ether but not in water. Lipids consist mainly of carbon and hydrogen atoms linked by non polar covalent
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When it comes to burning fat in the body‚ we are not talking about a partial reduction. The attack on the stubborn stored fat is not the same thing as partial reduction! Partial reduction is associated with the practice‚ while burning body fat refers to proper nutrition‚ proper training and quality supplementation! The release of the fat in the body is certainly possible‚ only if you know what to do‚ when and how. So‚ when we say "stubborn fat" mean the subcutaneous fat. They are much more difficult
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