Review article

Effects of Dietary Lipids on Lipoprotein Profile

Irena Landeka ; Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, Zagreb, Croatia
Renata Teparić ; Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, Zagreb, Croatia
Tomislav Perica ; Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, Zagreb, Croatia
Domagoj Đikić ; Faculty of Science, Zagreb, Croatia
Dunja Rogić ; Faculty of Pharmacy and Medical Biochemistry, Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

Cholesterol, fats and oils belongs to the family of lipids. Lipids are important source of energy and, beside that, they are biologically active
molecules that have many important roles in organism. Fat and cholesterol can’t dissolve in blood, so they are transported in the plasma as triglicerydes or by large complexes called lipoproteins. In this paper an overview of dietary lipids, sources of diffrent dietary lipids and lipoprotein metabolism is presented as well as adverse effects of over consumption of cholesterol and fat on body weight and health.

Keywords

fatty acids; lipoproteins; cholesterol; lipoprotein metabolism

Hrčak ID:

63988

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/63988

Publication date:

31.12.2010.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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