DIET 3150 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Lipoprotein, Cardiovascular Disease, Hyperinsulinemia
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Surrounds internal organs to protect them from trauma. Good health: 15-25% of body weight in men, 20-30% body weight in women. Stores energy as a repository for triglycerides. Refers to muscle mass in weight management. Higher in men than in women (men have more protein % and less fat % than women) Major determinant of rmr (resting metabolic rate) Helps regulate body temperature by regulating heat. In adults, found in scapular and subscapular areas. Tags carry energy and important fatty acids. Tags are transported to the liver by chylomicrons. (lpl) lipoprotein lipase is necessary enzyme for storing vldl"s + triglycerides. Number of fat cells increases twice in life. Increase by factor of 40 from birth to adult. Obese children increase number of fat cells between infancy and puberty. Number of fat cells can increase in adulthood during significant or rapid weight gain. Typically from adult onset obesity (20-50 years old)
