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Lab Work: Using information from your text and the American Heart Association’s Cholesterol Animation, complete the table below with information about each lipoprotein.
Lipoprotein
Healthy Level
What is its purpose?
Triglycerides
LDL
HDL
Total Cholesterol
https://watchlearnlive.heart.org/index.php?moduleSelect=chlscr
Lab Work: Using information from your text and the American Heart Association’s Cholesterol Animation, complete the table below with information about each lipoprotein.
Lipoprotein
Healthy Level
What is its purpose?
Triglycerides
LDL
HDL
Total Cholesterol
https://watchlearnlive.heart.org/index.php?moduleSelect=chlscr
Identify two (2) lifestyle choices that increase your risk for developing heart disease. Explain how the lifestyle choices you selected increase the risk
Identify two (2) lifestyle choices that increase your risk for developing heart disease. Explain how the lifestyle choices you selected increase the risk
What is a trans fat? Give an example of a food that contains trans fats.
What is a trans fat? Give an example of a food that contains trans fats.
Think about the foods you eat and the different organic compounds from this week’s resources that may be present in those foods. Many people look at the label for information, but what about food without a nutrition label? Do you always know what is in your food? How can knowing what is in the food you eat change what you eat?
For this Assignment, you will complete an interactive Virtual Lab experience to discover the various component nutrients found in common food items. Click on the link to access and complete the lab activity
Think about the foods you eat and the different organic compounds from this week’s resources that may be present in those foods. Many people look at the label for information, but what about food without a nutrition label? Do you always know what is in your food? How can knowing what is in the food you eat change what you eat?
Imagine that a friend of yours who is 40 pounds overweight recently began dieting to lose those 40 extra pounds. Your friend is determined to lose the weight before her wedding, which is in 4 months; therefore, she decided to take drastic action. In order to drastically reduce her calorie intake she is eating only two small meals a day (lunch and dinner), and she has eliminated all of her favorite foods. Your friend started out trying to exercise regularly, but found that her energy level is so low that she just didn’t feel like exercising. Explain why this approach to weight loss is unlikely to produce long-term success.
How can environmental changes help prevent obesity?
What hypothesis can you provide to explain why states such as Colorado and Hawaii have the lowest rates of obesity in the United States?