Category Archives: Lipid Metabolism
Digestion of Fat, Board Presentation from February 24th
Joseph Dixon ♦ February 27, 2015 ♦ Leave a comment
The following images are from the Blackboard from class on February 24th:
Some Interesting Lipids
Joseph Dixon ♦ February 24, 2015 ♦ Leave a comment
The Wonderful World of Lipids The figure below explains why free fatty acids cannot build up to a high concentration in blood. Free fatty acids resemble detergents and therefore they can disrupt membranes of cells if they increase in blood. In fact, this is what happens in Type 2 diabetes. In addition to triglycerides and …
What is Fat? Lecture Based on the Work of Dr. Susan Fried
Joseph Dixon ♦ February 6, 2014 ♦ 1 Comment
Susan K. Fried, Ph.D. Professor Department of Medicine, Boston University Medical School Director, Boston Nutrition and Obesity Research Center (BNORC) (bnorc.org) http://www.bumc.bu.edu/medicine/faculty/fried/ Dr. Susan Fried is one of the top experts in the study of adipose, the tissue that stores fat in specialized cells call adipocytes. For class on February 5 we reviewed two of …
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