1. 65 years old woman with low physical activity got the excess carbohydrates (about 400 g daily) for several years. The laboratory value of total cholesterol in serum blood was 260 mg/dl. Why the excess consumption of carbohydrates can cause hypercholesterolemia? To answer the question: a) compare the cholesterol concentration in the serum blood of the patient with the normal range; b) draw the schemes of the metabolic pathways confirming that overeating of carbohydrates can result in hypercholesterolemia; c) draw the scheme of the cholesterol synthesis regulation; d) give your prescriptions for the diet and treatment of the patient.
1. 65 years old woman with low physical activity got the excess carbohydrates (about 400 g daily) for several years. The laboratory value of total cholesterol in serum blood was 260 mg/dl. Why the excess consumption of carbohydrates can cause hypercholesterolemia? To answer the question: a) compare the cholesterol concentration in the serum blood of the patient with the normal range; b) draw the schemes of the metabolic pathways confirming that overeating of carbohydrates can result in hypercholesterolemia; c) draw the scheme of the cholesterol synthesis regulation; d) give your prescriptions for the diet and treatment of the patient.
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Transcribed Image Text:1. 65 years old woman with low physical activity got the excess carbohydrates
(about 400 g daily) for several years. The laboratory value of total cholesterol in
serum blood was 260 mg/dl. Why the excess consumption of carbohydrates can
cause hypercholesterolemia? To answer the question:
a) compare the cholesterol concentration in the serum blood of the patient with
the normal range;
b) draw the schemes of the metabolic pathways confirming that overeating of
carbohydrates can result in hypercholesterolemia;
c) draw the scheme of the cholesterol synthesis regulation;
d) give your prescriptions for the diet and treatment of the patient.
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