NDFS 100 EXAM 2 BYU 2026 ENERGY
METABOLISM AND CALORIC BALANCE
REVIEW QUESTIONS ANSWERS EXPERT
GUIDE
◉ What is a phospholipid?
Answer: a type of lipid
◉ What is a well-known sterol?
Answer: Cholesterol
◉ Why is cholesterol important?
Answer: Fat digestion and cell structure
◉ Are sterols an essential nutrient?
Answer: no
◉ can sterols be made by the body?
Answer: yes
◉ Do sterols provide energy?
,Answer: no
◉ What is a source of trans fat?
Answer: margarine and shortening
◉ What is the AMDR for fats?
Answer: 20-35%
◉ How much of our fat calories should come from saturated fats?
Answer: >10%
◉ What happens to fats in the mouth in the process of digestion?
Answer: nothing
◉ What happens to fats in the process of digestion in the stomach?
Answer: no
◉ What happens to fats in the process of digestion in the small
intestine?
Answer: emulsification
, ◉ What happens to fats in the process of digestion in the large
intestine?
Answer: nothing
◉ What are Lipoproteins?
Answer: any kind of fat transporter
◉ What are chlyomicrons?
Answer: transports fatty acids from small intestine to the liver
◉ What is VLDL?
Answer: transports triglycerides from liver to body tissues
◉ What is the LDL?
Answer: transports cholesterol from liver to body tissues
◉ What is HDL?
Answer: takes excess cholesterol from cells back to the liver
◉ T or F: a high LDL is good to have
Answer: false
METABOLISM AND CALORIC BALANCE
REVIEW QUESTIONS ANSWERS EXPERT
GUIDE
◉ What is a phospholipid?
Answer: a type of lipid
◉ What is a well-known sterol?
Answer: Cholesterol
◉ Why is cholesterol important?
Answer: Fat digestion and cell structure
◉ Are sterols an essential nutrient?
Answer: no
◉ can sterols be made by the body?
Answer: yes
◉ Do sterols provide energy?
,Answer: no
◉ What is a source of trans fat?
Answer: margarine and shortening
◉ What is the AMDR for fats?
Answer: 20-35%
◉ How much of our fat calories should come from saturated fats?
Answer: >10%
◉ What happens to fats in the mouth in the process of digestion?
Answer: nothing
◉ What happens to fats in the process of digestion in the stomach?
Answer: no
◉ What happens to fats in the process of digestion in the small
intestine?
Answer: emulsification
, ◉ What happens to fats in the process of digestion in the large
intestine?
Answer: nothing
◉ What are Lipoproteins?
Answer: any kind of fat transporter
◉ What are chlyomicrons?
Answer: transports fatty acids from small intestine to the liver
◉ What is VLDL?
Answer: transports triglycerides from liver to body tissues
◉ What is the LDL?
Answer: transports cholesterol from liver to body tissues
◉ What is HDL?
Answer: takes excess cholesterol from cells back to the liver
◉ T or F: a high LDL is good to have
Answer: false