Question

Day-to-day choices can help reduce the risk of heart disease. One of the major risk factors for development of heart disease is elevated LDL, which can be affected by the types and amounts of dietary fat consumed as well as other dietary factors. Read the statements below and select all of the correct statements regarding how various dietary fats affect LDL cholesterol levels. Select all that apply. a. Typically, the higher your consumption of unsaturated fats, the higher the LDL cholesterol levels in your blood. b. Trans fats are worse for heart health than saturated fats because they raise LDL cholesterol and lower HDL cholesterol. c. Increasing intake of plant foods may be one of the easiest ways to decrease LDL cholesterol. d. Typically, the higher your consumption of saturated fats, the higher the LDL cholesterol levels in your blood. e. Dietary cholesterol does not affect blood cholesterol levels.

Answer 1

Answer:

b. Trans fats are worse for heart health than saturated fats because they raise LDL cholesterol and lower HDL cholesterol.

c. Increasing intake of plant foods may be one of the easiest ways to decrease LDL cholesterol.

d. Typically, the higher your consumption of saturated fats, the higher the LDL cholesterol levels in your blood.

Explanation:

Generally, the consumption of saturated fat increases the amount of LDL cholesterol in the blood system while the consumption of unsaturated fat can reduce the amount of LDL cholesterol in the blood system. In addition, the consumption of plant food can reduce the amount of LDL in the blood system. Trans fats are more harmful to one's heart than saturated fat because they can increase the amount of cholesterol in the blood system.

Answer 2

Answer:b,c,d

Explanation:a. Unsaturated fats are mostly beneficial to health, e.g- omega 3 fatty acids, and are not known causes of LDL increase.

b. Trans fats are known to increase LDL cholesterol while also decreasing HDL cholesterol levels. We do not find this in saturated fats which are known to only increase LDL cholesterol.

c. Plants possess "soluble fiber" that drastically help to reduce cholesterol levels. They are known to be very low in saturated fats, and also free of cholesterol.

d. Saturated fats are common causes of elevated LDL in blood stream.

e. Dietary cholesterol as opposed to serum cholesterol are fats found in our diets(food) that may contain high levels of cholesterol that increase LDL levels in blood.