Topic
Long Term Effects of Trans Fat Ingestion
Instructions
In an essay format,
Please respond to ONE of the topics.
You are required to have 2 peer-reviewed references for the topic you have chosen. Minimum of 500 words, NO more than 750 words or approximately 3 paragraphs (expected range of 500 to 750 words) plus your references for your answer please.
- Discuss one or two of the most important functions of lipids in the body?
- How are lipids used in or by the digestive system?
- How do Omega 3’s and Omega 6’s help keep the body healthy?
- Explain what happens when someone ingests transfats on a continual basis?
- What happens if the body is depleted or low in saturated fats?
Answer preview
These days the word Trans fats has become synonymous with bad health. However, few people understand how exactly they work to affect the human body. To better understand how trans fats work, it is important to comprehend just what trans fats are. Trans fats is short for trans fatty acids. Fatty acids are carboxylic acids that have hydrocarbon chains attached. When the hydrocarbon chain is fully saturated, there are no double bonds between the carbon atoms.
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