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Nutrition Science and Everyday Application - beta v 0.1

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286 ALICE CALLAHAN, PHD, HEATHER LEONARD, MED, RDN, AND TAMBERLY POWELL, MS, RDN<br />

components, different types of lipoproteins vary in the relative amounts of the four<br />

components, in their overall size, <strong>and</strong> in their functions. These are summarized in the graph<br />

<strong>and</strong> table below, <strong>and</strong> the following sections give more details on the role of each type of<br />

lipoprotein.<br />

Figure 5.25. Comparison of composition of lipoproteins.<br />

Chylomicrons<br />

Very-lowdensity<br />

lipoproteins<br />

(VLDL)<br />

Intermediate-density<br />

lipoproteins (IDL)<br />

Low-density<br />

lipoproteins<br />

(LDL)<br />

High-density<br />

lipoproteins<br />

(HDL)<br />

Diameter<br />

(nm)<br />

75-1200<br />

(largest)<br />

30-80 25-35 18-25<br />

5-12<br />

(smallest)<br />

Density<br />

(g/dL)<br />

0.95<br />

(least dense)<br />

0.95-1.006 1.006-1.019 1.019-1.063<br />

1.063<br />

(most dense)<br />

Function<br />

Transports lipids<br />

from the small<br />

intestine, delivers<br />

TG to the body’s<br />

cells<br />

Transports<br />

lipids from the<br />

liver, delivers<br />

TG to body’s<br />

cells<br />

Formed as VLDL<br />

become depleted in TG;<br />

either returned to liver<br />

or made into LDL<br />

Deliver<br />

cholesterol<br />

to cells<br />

Pick up<br />

cholesterol in the<br />

body <strong>and</strong> return<br />

to the liver for<br />

disposal

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