LG 4 - Lipids

Cholesterol is:

• Perfectly fine in high amounts

• A “fat-like” substance needed for essential body processes

• Invisible fat that cannot be removed from foods

• Visible fat that can be removed from foods

Cholesterol is not essential for body processes.

• True

• False

Cholesterol produces hormones.

• True

• False

Cholesterol produces bile acids that aid in digestion.

• True

• False

Cholesterol is never found in plants.

• True

• False

Cholesterol is never found in animal tissues.

• True

• False

Which cholesterol is “good”?

• LDL

• HDL

• PDL

• ADL

Which cholesterol is “bad”?

• LDL

• HDL

• PDL

• ADL

HDL cholesterol:

• Deposits in the arteries if too much is circulating in the bloodstream

• Transports excess cholesterol found in the bloodstream back to the liver

LDL cholesterol:

• Deposits in the arteries if too much is circulating in the bloodstream

• Transports excess cholesterol found in the bloodstream back to the liver