Fat Flashcards

(39 cards)

1
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What does fat provide to the body

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Energy, insulation, protects vital organs, essential fats.

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2
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Fat intake for women, saturated and total

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Total 70g , saturated 20 g

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3
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Men fat intake saturated and total

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Saturated= 30g, total =95g

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4
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Unsaturated fat categories

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Monounsaturated, polyunsaturated

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5
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Saturated fat sources animal and vegetable

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Animals- butter, sweet foods, meat fat

Vegetables - coconut oil, palm oil, vegetable oil.

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What is Trans-fats

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Vegetable oils processed into a solid. Hydrogenated fat makes the fat less healthy.

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Where is trans fat found

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Processed food, meat and dairy

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8
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How to avoid trans fat

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Choose low fat dairy, lean meats,

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9
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Advantages of trans fat

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Increases shelf life, improves flavour

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10
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What will trans fat appear as on a label

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Partially hydrogenated vegetable oil/fats

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11
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Polyunsaturated fats examples

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Soya, corn, seeds, vegetables

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Monounsaturated examples

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Olives, almonds, hazelnuts, avocados

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13
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Omega 3 importants

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Essential fatty acid, good fat, prevents blood clots, heart health,

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14
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What can omega 3 be found in

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Oily fish, walnuts, soya

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15
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Omega 6

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Poultry, eggs, cereals, nuts

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16
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Visible fats examples

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( fat you can visible see) Butter, vegetable oil, fat you can see on meat.

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Invisible fats examples

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( fat hidden within a product) Milk , cheese, ice cream, pork pies, yogurt

18
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What are the 3 good fats

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Monounsaturated, polyunsaturated, omega-3

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What are the two bad fats

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Saturated, trans-fats

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Health aspects of good fats

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Improve concentration, keep joint healthy, general well-being

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Health aspects of bad fats

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Sate of bad fats (liquid solid gas)

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Most at liquid

23
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Sate of bad fats (liquid solid gas)

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Most at room temperature

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Sources of good fats

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Plants, fish oil

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Sources of bad fats
Animals, coconuts
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How much energy per grams of fats
9kcals
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What can be caused from a diet too high in fat
Weight gain, heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, obesity, cancers
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Too little fat can cause
Fatty food cravings, depression, dry nails and hair.
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What is atherosclerosis
In high levels of cholesterol fatty deposits are left on the artery walls that harden and cause atherosclerosis
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What can atherosclerosis lead to
Restricted blood flow, blood clots, blocking blood to brain and heart.
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What is plant sterols and stanols
Found in plants that have a cholesterol lowering effect on the body
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What is plants sterols found in
Milk, spreads, yogurt
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What vitamins are found in fat
A D E K
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What are fats made up of and form
Fatty acids and glycerol in the for. Triglycerides
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What are fatty acid chains made from
Carbon + hydrogen
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What is the deference between saturated and unsaturated
How carbon atoms bond with the hydrogen atoms in fatty acids
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Examples of monounsaturated
Avocado , nuts, olive oil
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Examples of polyunsaturated fats
Nuts fish
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