LIPIDS AND NUTRITION

Lipids can be defined as molecules, synthesized by biological systems, which have , as a major part of their structure, long aliphatic hydrocarbon chains that may be branched or unbranched, may form carbocyclic rings and may contain unsaturated linkages.
Lipids have been matter of health concern in human beings.
There are several reasons for it:
v High prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and most of the lipid chemists have associated this with high consumption of fat especially saturated fatty acid (SFA)
v Obesity
v Thus the widespread desire to reduce fat in the diet has given rise to low and reduced fat products.
v Nevertheless fats provide a concentrated source of energy and have their important place in the diet.
v Lipids in human diet are derived from storage and structural lipids of plants and animals.
v More than 90% of dietary lipids are triacylglyceols originates from adipose tissue of animals and plant seed oils.......

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