Cut back on foods containing partially hydrogenated vegetable oils to reduce trans fat in your diet. Check the food labels of packaged foods for the terms hydrogenated or partially-hydrogenated oil.. If these terms appear as one of the first five ingredients, it would be advisable to avoid or limit those products.
The lipids are a large and diverse group of naturally occurring organic compounds that are related by their solubility in nonpolar organic solvents (e.g. ether, chloroform, acetone & benzene) and general insolubility in water. There is great structural variety among the lipids, as will be demonstrated in the following sections.
a group of substances comprising fatty, greasy, oily and waxy compounds that are insoluble in water and soluble in nonpolar solvents, such as hexane, ether and chloroform. Simple lipids are the triglycerides or neutral fats.ny of a group of organic compounds, including the fats, oils, waxes, sterols, and triglycerides, that are insoluble in water but soluble in common organic solvents, are oily to the touch, and together with carbohydrates and proteins constitute the principal structural material of living cells. lipÂ·idâ²ic adj.