Category Archives: Fats
Fats are Non Polar Substances
Fats, also called lipids, together with carbohydrates represent the major source of energy for the body. As in the case of proteins, fats are essential and nonessential. The essentials are those that the body can not synthesize, and are linoleic acid and linolenic acids, but typically are not absent from the body and are [...]
Generic Term for Several Kinds of Lipids
In biochemistry, fat is a generic term for several kinds of lipids, but generally refers to the Glyceride, esters in which one, two or three fatty acids attached to a glycerol molecule to form monoglycerides, diglycerides and triglycerides respectively. Fats are present in many organisms, and have both structural and metabolic functions.
The most common type [...]
Food Groups: Energy
There are 3 types of food: the energy, builders and protectors, if we want a complete nutrition, we must not forget that the secret is to have a balance of these three types of food because each has an important contribution to the development of children and adults. Within the energy giving foods are those [...]