WHAT ARE THE

IMPORTANCES OF LIPIDS?
ENERGY
SOURCE/
ENERGY
STORAGE

DIGESTION
AND
ABSORPTION

INSULATION
&
PROTECTION

ENERGY STORAGE/ ENERGY SOURCE

PROVIDE ENERGY FOR MUSCLES AND BODY PROCESSES.
IF CALORIES THAT WE CONSUMED ARE MORE THAN THE
AVERAGE CALORIES, THE EXCESS ENERGY IS STORED AS
LIPIDS IN ADIPOSE CELLS.
THUS, OUR BODY RELIES ON THESE FATS STORES TO
PROVIDE ENERGY.

INSULATION
ACTS AS INSULATOR.
FOR YOUR INFORMATION, EVERY SINGLE OF US HAVE A
LAYER OF FAT JUST BELOW OUR SKIN. IN THIS CASE, THE
LAYER OF FAT HELPS US TO KEEP OUR INTERNAL BODY
TEMPERATURE
EXAMPLE, OUR KIDNEY HAVE A LAYER OF FAT AROUND
THEM, THAT ACTS LIKE A BUBBLE WRAP TO PROTECT
THEM FROM INJURY.
THUS, WITHOUT THIS LIPID LAYER, EVERY BUMP AND
BRUISE COULD HURT OUR ORGANS.

DIGESTION AND ABSORPTION

Absorbs food and nutrients.
the transportation of fat soluble vitamins which is
vitamin A,D,E&K involves lipids, to transfer these
vitamins from our intestines to your blood stream.
These vitamins act as maintaining the health of our
vision, skin, bones, teeth and blood.
thus, without lipid, these vitamins could not be
transported to our blood stream