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LIPIDS - Coggle Diagram
LIPIDS
THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF LIPIDS ARE CALLED FATTY ACIDS
MADE UP OF C, H and O ARRANGED AS A CARBON CHAIN WITH A CARBOXYL GROUP (-COOH)
THEY CAN BE SATURATED
MOLECULE FULLY SATURATED WITH HYDROGEN, THERE AREN'T DOUBLE BONDS
THEY CAN BE UNSATURATED
MONOUNSATURED IF THEY HAVE ONLY 1 DOUBLE BOND
POLYUNSATURED IF THEY HAVE MORE THAN 1 DOUBLE BOND
THEY PREVAIL IN OILS
OMEGA-3 AND 6 ARE GOOD FOR HUMAN HEALTH, BUT OUR ORGANISM CAN'T SYNTHESIZE THEM
WE TAKE THEM FROM FOOD
OMEGA-3 CAN BE FOUND IN SALMON, TUNA, KRILL ECC.
THEY PLAY A CRUCIAL ROLE IN BRAIN FUNCTIONS, GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT. THEY CAN REDUCE THE RISK OF HEART DISEASE
OMEGA-6 COME FROM VEGETABLES OILS SUCH AS LINOLEIC ACID, WHICH LOWERS CHOLESTEROL LEVELS
STIMULATE SKIN AND HAIR GROWTH, MAINTAIN BONE HEALTH, REGULATE METABOLISM AND KEEP THE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM IN GOOD CONDITIONS
BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES
PROVIDE ENERGY STORAGE, SERVE AS COMPONENTS OF BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES
THEY DIVIDE IN FATS (SOLID) AND OILS (LIQUID)
TRIGLYCERIDES
MADE OF GLYCEROL AND 3 FATTY ACIDS
ONE OF THE MAJOR FOOD GROUPS OF THE HUMAN DIET
THEY CAN BE FOUND IN VEGETABLE OILS AND ANIMAL FATS
OILS ARE LIQUID
THEY CONTAIN UNSATURATED FATS
MONOUNSATURATED FATS ARE BENEFICIALS
FIGHT AGAINST HEART DISEASE
FATS ARE SOLID
THEY CAN CAUSE HEALTH RISKS LIKE HEART DISEASE
INSOLUBLE AND SERVE AS A STORAGE SYSTEM AND RESERVE SUPPLY OF ENERGY FOR THE BODY
FAT RESERVES CAN BE BROKEN DOWN TO RELEASE ENERGY
ALLOW THE BODY TO CONSERVE HEAT
-9 Kcal/g
-INSOLUBLE IN WATER
-SOLUBLE IN NON-POLAR SOLVENTS