The SECRET Ingredient

Part I - fat

Fats • Are not soluble in water• Do dissolve in organic solvents, like alcohol• Create waterproof barriers eg)cell membranes• Transport essential fatty material thru the

blood• Fats are used for energy storage and signaling• Are now called by the term “Lipids”• Lipids are divided into sterols, fatty acids,

essential fatty acids, and glycerols

Phosphatidylserine, Phosphatidylcholine, etc

Classes of fats

• Simple lipids– Saturated fatty acids– Mono_unsaturated fatty acids– Poly_unsaturated fatty acids

• Complex lipids– Triglycerides– Phospholipids– Sterols

Saturated fatty acid

Saturated fatty acids

Mono_un_saturated fatty acid

Poly_un_saturated fatty acid

Unsaturated fatty acids

Complex: Triglyceride

Complex: phospholipids

Phosphatidylserine, Phosphatidylcholine, etc

Complex: Sterols

TG, Cholesterol

Phospholipids

Lipids in Life Imagined• Phosphatidylcholine• Phosphatidylserine• Coenzyme Q10• Alpha Lipoic Acid• Ascorbic Acid (vitamin C)• DMAE• Tocotrienols (vitamin E)• A vitamin (Palmitate)• Beta Carotene