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Physiology of nutrition: lipids

Sunday, July 31st, 2011

Often known as “fat” in the diet are a concentrated type of energy, as well as in the body are a appropriate type of energy storage.

The activities that I recommend are: slow jogging & uphill jogging. (F.C. 220 – Age x 65/75%). The dietary lipids are composed chiefly of triglycerides, fatty acids + glycerol.

Lipids are present chiefly in the subcutaneous adipose tissue & from where they are more basically mobilized & transported in the blood as free fatty acids & used. Can be demolished only aerobically, this implies a greater production of energy but over an extended time (aerobic metabolism or lipid has the characteristic of the potential for countless life time, while the% of maximal intensity of motor activity seen as the choice shall not exceed 20%).

All but of fatty acids: linoleic acid, can be synthesized from other fatty acids or other non-lipid precursors, chiefly from carbohydrates.

Linoleic acid, which must be fornicates with the diet, it is essential to maintaining the state of health because it enters in the composition of cell membranes & substances for hormone action.

To meet this need the recommended amount of linoleic acid is about 1% of total calories (two / four tablespoons of olive oil every day). Huge mistake is to remove the olive oil from your diet.