Medical Biochemistry: Metabolism of Fats and Lipids

A story of how the body digests, absorption and utilize fats and lipids gotten from foods such as burger, fries & drinks

What you'll learn
Understanding Fats and Lipids digestion & absorption
Learn the several pathways and how they are regulated
Clinical relevance of fats & lipids metabolism
Review of some clinical case questions
Requirements
Student should have basic knowledge about Fats & Lipid Chemistry
Description
In this course, we will start our journey with the story of fat digestion and absorption in the intestines, all the way to how our body cells utilize the absorbed chylomicron units. We will tell the story of how fat is synthesized and packaged as lipoproteins after eating a high carbohydrate meal. Then we will look at what happens to fats & lipids metabolism when we are in a fasting state
To teach this in a very interesting manner, we have divided this course into four (5) sections with about eighteen (18) lecture videos arranged in four (4) sections with the fifth section set aside to review clinical case questions.
The content of this course is as follow:
Eating Food Rich in Fats & Lipids:
Overview of Fats & Lipids Digestion
Absorption of Digested Fats as Chylomicrons and Steatorrhea
Eating High Carbohydrate Meals:
Fatty Acids Biosynthesis
Triglyceride Synthesis
Cholesterol Synthesis
Lipoproteins Metabolism
LDL Receptors
Hyperlipidaemias
Fasting State
Lipid Mobilization
Overview of Fatty Acids Oxidation
Peroxisomal Oxidation of VLCFA
Fatty Acids Transport into the Mitochondria
Beta Oxidation of Fatty Acids
Oxidation of Odd Chains Fatty Acids
Ketone Bodies Metabolism
Phospholipids, Sphingolipids & Eicosanoids
Phospholipids
Sphingolipids & Sphingolipidoses
Eicosanoids
We will also consider some clinical Multiple Choice Questions Review as it relates to Fats & Lipids Metabolism.
Who this course is for:
Medical students
Medical Biochemistry students
USMLE or PLAB preparations
Anyone interested in learning medical biochemistry

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