L-8 Cardiovascular Disease III

• a process that can turn liquid oil into solid fats • full hydrogenation = waxy • partial hydrogenation = trans double bonds fat my be formed

cis = on the same side trans = on opposite sides

• oleic acid • elaidic acid

• increase shelf life / taste / flavour • cheap • people liked them and companies

free radicals attack c double bond with c leading to composition Responsible for - producing unpleasant and noxious odours and flavours -destroy nutrients and vit in food

cool dark places with little exposure to oxygen or free radicals

no nut benefits artificial more dangerous than saturated fat they increase bad LDL-C they decrease good HDL-C

its a type of steroid, its vital in animal cell membrane made by the liver

transported in the blood in a lipoprotein (like a capsule) and the size determines its density

delivers cholesterol to cells for membrane production (bad)

scavenges (looks for) cholesterol for return to the liver. (good)

build up of plaque in artery and cause it to block caused by High LDL-C can be decreased by - exercise - not smoking - normal sugar and blood pressure - avoid high saturated food

known to reduce LDL-C

Carbon monoxide causes endothelial dysfunction. Smoking can also make your platelets more active. Smoking decreases HDL (good) cholesterol.

nerve damage leads to numbness and diabetic does not sense touch, heat, cold, pain