Carbohydrates and lipids

Carbs are involved in all of the following functions except:

Promoting cell differentiation

Which sweetener is defined as non-nutritive sweetener

Aspartame

Which of the following is not a classic symptom of type 1 DM?

If someone is talking about fat in their diet, they are likely referring to the most common type of lipid present in our foods and in our bodies. what are these lipids?

Triglycerides

which of the following foods contain NO trans fats?

Hard boiled eggs

which of the following foods are good source of unsaturated fats?

olive oil, nuts, seeds

which type of omega-3 fatty acid is found in flaxseeds, walnuts and canola oil?

Alpha- Linolenic acid

which problem, that occur in the blood vessels, is the result of high levels of cholesterol?

Atherosclerosis

Fats are also called blank and they are classified as blank Fats.

lipids, saturated and unsaturated

Carlo’s nutritionist recommended he eat 2,500 calories per day. How many of these calories should come from fat?

500-875

if you mixed 1 tablespoon of ground flaxseed into your breakfast cereal, you could meet the adequate daily intake of which essential fatty acid?

Alpha Linolenic acid

The presence of fat in the small intestine triggers the release of which enzyme

CCK (cholecystokinin)

The functions of fat include all EXCEPT:

Building and repairing tissue

what is the 3 carbon compound used to make a triglyceride:

Glycerol

How many carbons are these in a medium chain fatty acid?

6-10

What is a major function of phospholipids?

Emulsifier

What use are hydrogenated fats in the food industry?

They are solid at room temperature, they are cheap, they have a long shelf life.