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Results 1 - 10 of 11 for Lipid
  1. Dietary Fats (National Library of Medicine)  
    Fat is a type of nutrient. You need some fat in your diet but not too much. Fats give you energy and help your body absorb vitamins. Dietary fat also plays ...
  2. Lipid Metabolism Disorders (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... metabolic disorder, something goes wrong with this process. Lipid metabolism disorders, such as Gaucher disease and Tay-Sachs disease, involve lipids. Lipids are fats or fat-like substances. They ...
  3. Cholesterol (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... are lipoproteins. They are a combination of fat (lipid) and protein. The lipids need to be attached to the proteins so ...
  4. Gaucher Disease (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... rare, inherited disorder. It is a type of lipid metabolism disorder. If you have it, you do ...
  5. HDL: The "Good" Cholesterol (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... of lipoproteins.They are a combination of fat (lipid) and protein. The lipids need to be attached to the proteins so ...
  6. LDL: The "Bad" Cholesterol (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... of lipoproteins. They are a combination of fat (lipid) and protein. The lipids need to be attached to the proteins so ...
  7. Tay-Sachs Disease (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... rare, inherited disease. It is a type of lipid metabolism disorder. It causes too much of a ...
  8. Chronic Kidney Disease (National Library of Medicine)  
    You have two kidneys, each about the size of your fist. Their main job is to filter your blood. They remove wastes and extra water, which become urine. They ...
  9. Metabolic Disorders (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... affect the breakdown of amino acids, carbohydrates, or lipids. Another group, mitochondrial diseases, affects the parts of ...
  10. Muscle Disorders (National Library of Medicine)  
    Your muscles help you move and help your body work. Different types of muscles have different jobs. There are many problems that can affect muscles. Muscle ...
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