The Big, Fat World of Lipids
from Inside Life Science Series by National Institute of General Medical Sciences"When you have your cholesterol checked, the doctor typically provides your levels of three fats found in the blood: LDL, HDL and triglycerides. But did you know your body contains thousands of other types of fats, or lipids? "
"In human plasma alone, researchers have identified some 600 different types relevant to our health. Many lipids are also associated with diseases-diabetes, stroke, cancer, arthritis, Alzheimer's disease, to name a few. Learning more about them could point to new ways to diagnose and treat lipid-related conditions."... more
[Notes: Inside Life Science is part of Science Education, which include a lot of topic in layman laungage with nice graphs.]
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