The term lipids is known as the set of organic molecules, most of them biomolecules, composed of carbon and hydrogen, to a lesser extent of oxygen and also of phosphorus, sulfur and nitrogen and whose main characteristic turns out to be that they are hydrophobic, that is to say , insoluble to water and yes plausible to be dissolved in organic substances such as alcohol, benzine, benzene and chloroform.
Lipids, erroneously called by some fats, since in reality fats are a type of lipids that come from animals, They fulfill various functions in living beings, among the most important of energy, structural and regulatory reserves.
Through their energy reserve function, triglycerides provide animals with an incalculable and very important source of energy. Regarding the structural type function, it is materialized in the protection and consistency that these provide to the organs, the mechanical protection of structures that they exert or as thermal insulators of some structures.
The regulatory function, also known as hormonal or cellular communication, will be in charge of regulating metabolism and with regard to reproduction functions and finally, the relaxing function of lipids accumulating in adipose tissue to later form fatty tissues which will increase in size. weight in case of having a marked sedentary behavior, consequently increasing the concentration of the TRL hormone in the blood.
It is very common that without much knowledge about it, lipids are talked about in a negative way, almost demonizing them, however, as we said above, they fulfill really elementary and decisive functions when it comes to improving the quality of life of individuals. Because, for example, lipids allow us to have healthy skin and hair, isolate body organs against shock, maintain body temperature and contribute to optimal and healthy cell function.
For this reason, it is a great mistake to remove fats from diets, because some fatty acids turn out to be essential nutrients, since since they cannot be generated by the body itself, then, it is necessary that they be consumed in small quantities in order to perform the same in our body.
