Question

1) Health care providers recommend to limit or control intake of which types of fat, and why?

2) Identify and state the health implications of all blood lipoproteins?

3) What does food cholesterol have to do with blood cholesterol? Explain in detail.

Answer 1

Ans) Eating foods that contain saturated fats raises the level of cholesterol in your blood. High levels of LDL cholesterol in your blood increase your risk of heart disease and stroke.

2) Lipoproteins show varying patterns that correlate with the risk of having a fatal cardiovascular event. High LDL, VLDL and triglyceride levels are associated with a high risk of atherosclerosis and heart disease. High HDL is correlated with reduced cholesterol levels, and a lower cardiovascular risk.

3) LDL (low-density lipoprotein), sometimes called “bad” cholesterol, makes up most of your body's cholesterol. HDL (high-density lipoprotein), or “good” cholesterol, absorbs cholesterol and carries it back to the liver.

- Cholesterol in food has only a small effect on the bad (LDL) cholesterol in your blood. Saturated and trans fats in food cause a much greater increase in LDL cholesterol. Eating healthy fats helps the cholesterol balance by decreasing LDL and increasing the good (HDL).