ENVS 010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Omega-3 Fatty Acid, Trans Fat, Coronary Artery Disease

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Elements of life (where 96% of living things come from) Remaining 4% from major elements & 14 trace elements. Commonly partner with carbon atoms with hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen atoms. Main fuel for cellular work, store energy, cellulose for plant structure. Simple sugar is made from glucose & fructose. Example: hair, antibodies in the immune system. Different combination of 20 amino acids make up all proteins. A) a dehydration reaction linking a fatty acid to glycerol. Saturated: example - butter: solid, clogs your artery. Adding hydrogen to unsaturated fats creates artificial saturated fats. May be related to increase alzheimer, diabetes, liver problems, infertility, and depression (good to have no trans fat) Some types of fat are important for healthy diet. Example: omega 3 fatty acids may reduce heart disease and help with arthritis & ibs symptoms. Long chains of nucleotides consist of: a sugar, a phosphate, nitrogenous base.

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