Vignette #2 Bob Is Committed to Losing Weight but Knows

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Vignette #2 Bob is committed to losing weight but knows little about nutrition. He has heard his friends discussing types of fat, such as saturated and unsaturated. He has no idea what the terms mean or how they relate to his health and diet. He also has read that the most important improvement a person can make in his or her diet is to eat less cholesterol. Let's answer these questions and help Bob understand this topic better.
Bob read an article about fat and its relationship to health. He learned that ______.

• A) intake of saturated fat raises blood cholesterol more than intake of cholesterol
• B) high intakes of fish oil lower bleeding time and improve diabetes
• C) high intakes of short- and medium-chain fatty acids will raise HDL-cholesterol levels
• D) HDL carries fats to body cells increasing total cholesterol
• E) elevated HDL levels have associated with an increased risk of heart attacks