Fats Are Part of a Larger Group Called ______

WHAT IS FAT? •Fats are part of a larger group called ______–Family of compounds made from ______, ______and ______–Main component of every ______– –Fats are ______at room temperature (eg ______) –Oils are ______at room temperature (eg______) HOW MUCH DO YOU NEED IN YOUR DIET? •Health Canada recommends that you consume ______of your calories from fat. WHY IS FAT NEEDED? •Makes up ______and the ______•Regulates ______production •Transports fat soluble ______(______) •Promotes healthy ______and normal ______growth •Acts as a ______to protect ______•A way of storing ______in the body (______per ______of fat in the body) FAT VS OIL? Another name for fat is ______and it is a ______at room temperature. An ______a ______at room temperature. MONOUNSATURATED FATS •-do not raise blood ______and ______health •Food sources: – ______SATURATED -Raise blood ______and promote ______-Major food sources- ______HYDROGENATION •It is a process where an ______fat is turned into a ______fat. It makes the fat more ______and increases the ______life of fats. These fats are called ______stick easily to the walls of ______. They are the worst fats for the body and cause ______and ______TRANS FATS •Raise ______cholesterol and lower ______cholesterol, promoting ______•Food sources: –Hydrogenated ______, commercial ______WHAT IS CHOLESTEROL? •It is not ______but a substance the body makes in the ______. •It helps ______, strengthen ______membranes, and helps the body make ______and ______•It is carried in the body in ______. •Human body makes ______of cholesterol daily • ______the cholesterol in our blood is made by our body • ______comes from what we eat •Only ______products contain cholesterol HDL –high density lipoproteins -“ ______Cholesterol” -carries ______cholesterol to the ______and ______it down. LDL-low density lipoprotein. -“ ______Cholesterol” - ______and “______” molecule –leave ______of itself on ______walls -Causes a ______leading to ______that ______the passage-way through the artery causing ______to i ______as well as chances for ______and ______WHY IS CHOLESTEROL IMPORTANT? •Helps make ______•Part of ______•Helps make ______•Helps ______

NUTRITIONAL VALUE OF FATS 1 •OLIVE OIL •Mostly ______• ______cholesterol •May prevent blood clots COCONUT OIL •Mostly ______fat •Lauric acid kills ______viruses, fungi ______blood cholesterol, fills you up •Excellent for skin health •GRAPESEED OIL • ______oil •Lots of ______, anti oxidant WALNUT OIL •P ______oil •A ______properties •Contains vitamin K to strengthen bones •AVOCADO OIL • ______oil •Lower risk of ______• ______properties •Anti oxidants

OMEGA 3 FATTY ACIDS 1 •These oils can reduce your chance of getting ______or ______and ______levels of cholesterol in the blood. Recent research have shown that these oils may reduce ______, ______and ______

Fat Review Questions How much fat does Health Canada recommend you eat each day? How much should it be saturated fat?

2. Why is fat needed in food?

3. What is the difference between a lipid and an oil? 4. Why is it important to have HDL’s in your blood stream?

5. What is an example of a saturated, monounsaturated and a polyunsaturated fat?

6. What is another name for clogging of the arteries?

7. Why does the body make cholesterol?

8. What is the process of hydrogenation? What does it make? 9. What is worse for your body a saturated fat or a trans fat