The smallest component of a fat/lipid

Solid at room temperature. Has all the hydrogen atoms that it can hold

Liquid at room temperature. Does not have all the hydrogen atoms it can hold

Liquid at room temperature. Has one double bond that makes the chain kinked and not easily stacked

Liquid at room temperature. Has more than one double bond that makes the chain kinked and not easily stacked

Adds hydrogen atoms to unsaturated fatty acids

Found in every cell. Two types: dietary and blood. Your body makes what it needs.

Carries cholesterol through the blood steam to other parts of the body

Picks up cholesterol from around the body and to the liver to be removed from the body

Waxy substance that builds on the inside of artery walls

Disease of the heart and blood vessels. Leading cause of death in the United States

Heart has to work harder to pump blood through narrow arteries causing strain on the heart

Build up of plaque in the arteries feeding the heart

Build up of plaque in the arteries leading to the brain

Age, gender, ethnic group, family history

Smoking, high blood pressure, excess weight, inactivity, stress, high cholesterol

Smallest component of a protein

Protein molecules change their shape when heat, acid, base, or alcohol is added

Amino acids that your body can make

Amino acids that you need to consume because your body doesn't make them

Amino acids that your body used to be able to make but due to illness you can no longer make

Beef, veal, pork, lamb, fish, poultry, eggs, milk, yogurt, cheese

Grains, nuts, seeds, legumes, soy

Eats not foods from animal sources or uses any products that contain animal sources

Diet based on fruits, nuts, and seeds

Eat animal protein in the form of milk, cheese, and other dairy products

Eat animal protein in the form of eggs

Eat animal protein in the form of dairy products and eggs

Eats vegetables, fruits, nuts, bean, grains, and fish

Eats dairy products, eggs, poultry, and seafood. Eats very little or no red meat

Intake of nitrogen is greater than the loss of nitrogen

Amount of nitrogen excreted from the body is greater than the amount ingested

The amount of nitrogen consumed equals the amount of nitrogen excreted

Body's main source of energy

Sugar

one sugar

Monosaccharide found in fruits, vegetables, honey. Not very sweet

Monosaccharide found in many fruits, vegetables, honey. Very sweet

Monosaccharide found in a few foods and milk. Helps create milk sugar

Two sugars.

Glucose + Fructose; Found in fruits, sugar cane, beets. Table sugar

Glucose + Galactose; Found in milk and milk products

Glucose + Glucose; Forms when starch is digested

Starch and fiber

Many sugars

Not digested, found only in plants, essential for good health