Lipids Continued

4. Trans-fat- partially hydrogenated fat, man made fat, breaks down the carbon bonds and sends hydrogen into the fat to bond with the carbon atoms aka hydrogenated fat

           stacks very easily increases risk of heart disease

           

other lipids

    a. steroid hormones- testosterone, estrogen, cortisol

    b. chlorophyll - green pigment in plants

    c. phospholipids- what our cell membranes are mostly composed of
                polar head- hydrophilic-h2o loving

                non-polar tails-hydrophobic-h2o hating