Describe the functions of fat in the body. Objectives for Chapter 5 6. Define the dietary recommendations for total fat, the essential fatty acids, cholesterol, and trans fat.7. Identify the major food sources of the different types of fats, including the essential fatty acids, saturated fats, and trans fats.8. Compare the different fat substitutes currently used in food products.9.
Hyperglycemic hyperosmolar nonketotic coma  (HHNKC) is an extremely serious complication of type 2 diabetes, most often occurring in those who are non-insulin dependent. HHNKC can happen to people with either type 1 or type 2 diabetes that is not being controlled properly, but it occurs more often in people with type 2.
Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome (LEMS) represents one of the distinct autoimmune disorders at the neuromuscular junction. In 1956, Lambert and coworkers reported 6 patients with atypical myasthenia, lung carcinoma, and a specific response to repeated nerve stimulation differing from myasthenia gravis [1].