https://padlet.com/lambcade/h11upk8blsrq04b6 en-us 2022-11-29 14:47:50 UTC 2025-12-12 03:24:28 UTC hello@padlet.com lambcade https://padlet.com/lambcade/h11upk8blsrq04b6/wish/2402054369 The brain is 60% fat and needs a steady supply to carry out its functions.]]> 2022-11-29 15:02:02 UTC https://padlet.com/lambcade/h11upk8blsrq04b6/wish/2402054369 lambcade https://padlet.com/lambcade/h11upk8blsrq04b6/wish/2402055411 Fat is stored underneath the skin and is also deposited around vital organs.]]> 2022-11-29 15:02:36 UTC https://padlet.com/lambcade/h11upk8blsrq04b6/wish/2402055411 larkinkallista https://padlet.com/lambcade/h11upk8blsrq04b6/wish/2403626391 Fats help us absorb and use some vitamins and are involved in constructing and repairing nervous tissue. (Houston 28-29)]]> 2022-11-30 14:26:00 UTC https://padlet.com/lambcade/h11upk8blsrq04b6/wish/2403626391 larkinkallista https://padlet.com/lambcade/h11upk8blsrq04b6/wish/2403640561 Fats are rich sources of energy and essential fatty acids cannot be made by the body and must be obtained from food. (Houston 28-29)]]> 2022-11-30 14:33:51 UTC https://padlet.com/lambcade/h11upk8blsrq04b6/wish/2403640561 larkinkallista https://padlet.com/lambcade/h11upk8blsrq04b6/wish/2403650812 A saturated fatty acid known as stearic acid, is generally found in meat, is fully saturated with hydrogen but there is no room for any more of the hydrogen atoms. (Houston 28-29)]]> 2022-11-30 14:39:31 UTC https://padlet.com/lambcade/h11upk8blsrq04b6/wish/2403650812 larkinkallista https://padlet.com/lambcade/h11upk8blsrq04b6/wish/2403655316 A monounsaturated fatty acid referred to as bent fatty acids, such as oleic acid, can be found in olive oil, and have one double bond. (Houston 28-29)]]> 2022-11-30 14:41:57 UTC https://padlet.com/lambcade/h11upk8blsrq04b6/wish/2403655316 larkinkallista https://padlet.com/lambcade/h11upk8blsrq04b6/wish/2403664112 Houston, Rob, editor. "Fats, Omega 3 Fatty Acids, Omega 6 Fatty Acids." How Food Works: The Facts Visually Explained, DK, New York, NY, 2017, pp. 28-29.]]> 2022-11-30 14:47:07 UTC https://padlet.com/lambcade/h11upk8blsrq04b6/wish/2403664112 lambcade https://padlet.com/lambcade/h11upk8blsrq04b6/wish/2403667217 Fats are made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen arranged so that the oxygen forms 3 long chains called fatty acids. These are joined by a short chain called glycerol.]]> 2022-11-30 14:49:02 UTC https://padlet.com/lambcade/h11upk8blsrq04b6/wish/2403667217 lambcade https://padlet.com/lambcade/h11upk8blsrq04b6/wish/2403673701 The body is able to make essential fats from other raw materials, but we need omega 3, and omega 6 fatty acids because the body cannot produce these on its own.]]> 2022-11-30 14:52:42 UTC https://padlet.com/lambcade/h11upk8blsrq04b6/wish/2403673701 lambcade https://padlet.com/lambcade/h11upk8blsrq04b6/wish/2403683754 Fats are somewhat misleading considering they are very high in calories but they make you feel full for longer because of the nutrients that your body receives. So in essence fat is more beneficial than other foods especially sweet foods ]]> 2022-11-30 14:58:36 UTC https://padlet.com/lambcade/h11upk8blsrq04b6/wish/2403683754 larkinkallista https://padlet.com/lambcade/h11upk8blsrq04b6/wish/2403684660 Connected to the hydrogen atom, the polyunsaturated fatty acid contains a carbon-carbon double bond that excludes two hydrogens, which would otherwise bond with the carbons; since it is short of two hydrogens, it is not saturated with hydrogen and considered unsaturated (Houston 28-29)]]> 2022-11-30 14:59:09 UTC https://padlet.com/lambcade/h11upk8blsrq04b6/wish/2403684660