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Fats

(Science: biochemistry) a term largely applied to storage lipids in animal tissues. The primary components are triglyceride esters of long chain fatty acids.


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Re: Bird-Dinosaur News

... would He create each thing completely different, with no similarities? Would he make one with amino acids, another with lipids, another with fats, another with sugars, another with something new? Why would he do that--why would he want to do that? He makes it with the same thing. If an architect ...

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by AFJ
Wed Jun 24, 2009 3:25 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Bird-Dinosaur News
Replies: 44
Views: 1044

Re: Help! I am in a digestive crisis!

... intestine to convert trypsinogen to trypsin Lipid Enzymes Bile (not an enzyme) - made in the liver, functions in the small intestine to emulsify fats Lipase - made in the pancreas, functions in the small intestine to hydrolyze lipids

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by SOS
Tue Jun 23, 2009 8:21 pm
 
Forum: Physiology
Topic: Help! I am in a digestive crisis!
Replies: 2
Views: 182

Cell respiration alternative fuels?

I agree with Mr Mistery, Fats are broken down into their constituents - fatty acids and glycerol then sent to respective parts of the respiration process, although further processing by enzymes must occur before. Proteins are broken down ...

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by Jesse2504
Thu Jun 04, 2009 7:21 am
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Cell respiration alternative fuels?
Replies: 2
Views: 316

Re: Fitness and Diet

... ones each day. When hungry, fill up on the high fibre starches. And potatoes are a good food, as long as they are not cooked with saturated fats. Ditto for corn. Potatoes have a lot of undigestible starch which performs a similar role in the diet to fibre, making potatoes less fattening ...

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by skeptic
Tue Apr 28, 2009 10:37 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Fitness and Diet
Replies: 14
Views: 2214

Fitness and Diet

... convert to fat, leaving me with a rather higher body-fat percentage than I'd like. I haven't measured it, but it's the reason for trying minimize fats in my diet. I've mostly been doing bench press, curls, pull-ups, and similar upper-body exercises as well as some crunches and back extensions ...

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by alextemplet
Mon Apr 27, 2009 3:09 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Fitness and Diet
Replies: 14
Views: 2214
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