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Which of the following is true about trans fats?
Which of the following is true about trans fats?
- Trans fats are beneficial for heart health
- Trans fats increase the risk of atherosclerosis (correct)
- Trans fats have no impact on blood cholesterol levels
- Trans fats are found in natural vegetable oils
What are the molecules of life?
What are the molecules of life?
- Inorganic compounds consisting of carbon and hydrogen atoms
- Complex carbohydrates and lipids
- Proteins and nucleic acids
- All of the above (correct)
What makes a fat trans or cis?
What makes a fat trans or cis?
- The arrangement of carbon atoms in a chain
- The presence of oxygen atoms around a double bond
- The presence of nitrogen atoms in the molecule
- The presence of hydrogen atoms around a double bond (correct)
What is the primary function of hydrogenated vegetable oils?
What is the primary function of hydrogenated vegetable oils?
What forms the backbone of organic molecules?
What forms the backbone of organic molecules?