of lipids in polar and nonpolar solvents and to compare saturated and unsaturated fats in their chemical reaction with bromine. The percent fat in a food will be determined by extraction of the fat and weighing it. Introduction Lipids‚ by definition‚ are natural substances that do not mix with water but dissolve in organic solvents. There are several classes of lipids‚ including: fatty acids‚ waxes‚ triacylglycerols (fats and oils)‚ phospholipids and steroids. The fatty acids are usually not
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Women with higher intake of dietary saturated fats have fewer mature oocytes available for IVF Source: European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology http://www.news-medical.net/news/20120703/Women-with-higher-intake-of-dietary-saturated-fats-have-fewer-mature-oocytes-available-for-IVF.aspx? Written by: Maureen Erica T. Pomada Synthesis In Vitro Fertilization is the removal of one or more mature oocytes from a woman’s ovary by laparoscopy and fertilized by exposure to sperm under laboratory
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La Cruz Body Fat Percentage Body fat is very important to your body because it maintains life and reproductive organs. Excessive body fat or too little body fat is unhealthy. It can cause diseases that can be life-threatening and even genetic. Your body fat percentage should be maintained at a healthy range because it is necessary for normal body functioning and prevents any type of breakdown in the organs. The key to this is exercise and determining which type of fat‚ that is stored in
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Big Fat Liar “It is not sad that you have lied‚ it is sad because from now on no one can believe you.” This must waken up all of us. Not all white lies can be harmless; it can affect many people especially the trust given to you by them. It maybe hard to face the truth but the consequences that follows are harder. Trust cannot be given‚ it should be gained. On the other hand‚ it can be gone in a blink of an eye. It all began when Jason Shepherd failed to pass his English assignment; he lied
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was a mere child taking piano lessons. When I grew older and my piano teacher began to prepare me for ABRSM piano exams‚ I can clearly recall the first time I was exposed to jazz music. The first jazz piece I have ever played was “Alligator Crawl” by Fats Waller. At first‚ for my classically trained ears‚ the discordant chords and seemingly random note choices made no sense to me. As I begin to master the piece‚ I revel in the technical difficulty and fun the piece provided. There was such a free spirit
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a light pink. Method: The presence of lipids was tested for in various food substances using the ethanol emulsion test‚ the grease spot test and the Sudan III test. 1. The liquid substances were all placed in 250cm3 beakers; vegetable oil‚ full fat milk‚ egg yolk and egg white. The watsits were ground using a mortar and pestle. All of the other substances were placed into petri dishes; the butter‚ margarine and lard were placed in directly; the bacon and cheese were thinly sliced using a scalpel
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members of that species available to reproduce. Question #10 When comparing a ban on trans-fat to a ban on cocaine the difference rests in the supply and enforcement of the two. Trans fat is produced and supplied in a regulated and controlled market where as illicit drugs are regulated by a cartel. The two different markets would explain which ban would be easier to enforce. Considering the fact that trans-fat is not produced or sold on the
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Understanding Your Fats and Fiber There are four major dietary fats that we in the foods that we may eat‚ transfats‚ saturated fats‚ monounsaturated fat and polyunsaturated fat. Eating some of these fats may raise the cholesterol in our bodies. The fats that are considered to be bad fats that we eat are trans fats and saturated because they raise the bad cholesterol (LDL) in our bodies. Monounsaturated fats and polyunsaturated fats are know to be the good fats and are know to help reduce bad
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No-Calorie Powder May Substitute for Food’s Fat George E. Inglett of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Biopolymer Research Unit in Peoria III invented a no-calorie fat substitute called Z-Trim. It is a mix of crushed fibers made from the hulls of grains. It can replace the fat and some of the carbohydrates in foods such as chocolates‚ brownies‚ cheese‚ and ground beef. He spent three years trying to perfect Z-Trim to be smooth because he made it out of tough hulls of corn‚ oats‚ and rice
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It is used to make bile‚ a substance needed in order for the body to digest food that contains fat for it acts as an emulsifier that breaks down large globules of fat into smaller particles in order for these particles to be able to mix better with the enzymes that digest fat. Although‚ cholesterol works as a good substance within the human body‚ when the body obtains large amounts of cholesterol this would lead to Hypercholesterolemia
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