diff --git a/education/nutrition/Lipids.md b/education/nutrition/Lipids.md index 02b2184..bed1dc4 100644 --- a/education/nutrition/Lipids.md +++ b/education/nutrition/Lipids.md @@ -25,13 +25,23 @@ A fatty acid is a hydrocarbon chain found in lipids; one end of the chain forms - Sources include: - **Canola oil** - **Olive oil** + - **Avacados** + - Nuts + - Seeds + - Peanut butter - **Polyunsaturated** (PUFA) - Fatty acid that has two or more bonds within the carbon chain - Sources include: - **Soybean oil** + - **Fatty fish** + - **Flax seed** + - **Walnuts** - Corn oil - Sunflower oil - +- Most naturally occurring fatty acids are cis fatty acids + - Hydrogen atoms of the double bonded carbon are on the same side of the hydrocarbon atom +- **Trans fats** are unsaturated fatty acids that have a trans double bond. + - Hydrogen atoms of the double bonded carbons are on the opposite side of the hydrocarbon chain - **Essential fatty acids** are fatty acids that must be supplied by the diet - **Linoleic acid** - 18 carbon omega-6 fatty acid found in vegetable oils - **Alpha-linolenic acid** - 18 carbon omega-3 fatty acid, found in flaxseed, walnuts