ALL ABOUT LIPID

WHAT IS LIPID?

=>LIPID IS A ORGANIC COMPOUND. WHICH MADE UP WITH FAT, CARBOHYDRATE & PROTEIN ETC.

LIPID ALSO KNOWN AS "FAT".
LIPID INSOLUBLE IN WATER BUT SOLUBLE IN ALCOHOL, ETHER, AND CHLOROFORM.
LIPID IS VERY IMPORTANT COMPONENTS FOR OUR BODY CELLS.

TYPES OF LIPIDS------

WHAT IS CHOLESTEROL?

IT IS A TYPE OF STEROL GROUP IN THE LIPID. IT IS A FAT-LIKE SUBSTANCE AND WAXY IN THE BODY.

CHOLESTEROL PRODUCE HORMONES AND VITAMIN D IN THE BODY.

IT IS ALSO HELP TO DIGEST FOOD.

SOURCE OF CHOLESTEROL-----

1. EGG
2. CHICKEN[LIVER]
3. FISH
4. PROCESSED FOODS
5. MEAT
6. CHEESE
7. MILK
8. BUTTER
9. CHOLESTEROL MAIN SOURCE FROM ANIMAL BODY

TYPES OF CHOLESTEROL------------

HDL-- HIGH-DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN[GOOD CHOLESTEROL]

LDL-- LOW-DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN [BAD CHOLESTEROL]

VLDL-- VERY LOW-DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN

TRIGLYCERIDES----

GLYCEROL WITH 3 ATTACHED FATTY ACIDS.

SOURCES OF TRIGLYCERIDES--------

EXOGENOUS SOURCE-- DIETARY... PLANT FATS AND OILS

ENDOGENOUS-- LIVER & TISSUE STORAGE.

RISK FACTORS OF HIGH LIPID LEVEL------

1. OBESITY
2. POOR DIET
3. LACK OF EXERCISE
4. SMOKING
5. AGE
6. DIABETES

RISK FOR HIGH LIPID [RISK FOR HDL/ RISK FOR LDL/ RISK FOR HIGH CHOLESTEROL / RISK FOR HIGH TRIGLYCERIDES]-------- 

1. HEART ATTACK
2. BLOCKAGE OF BLOOD VESSELS
3. STROKE
4. HIGH BP
5. OSTEOPOROSIS
6. CERTAIN TYPES OF CANCER
7. KIDNEY DISEASE
8. NUMBNESS IN HANDS AND FEET

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