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What are the six functions of lipids?


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Lipids:

  1. The organic compounds containing oxygen, hydrogen, and carbon atom which a is framework for the function and structure of living cells is called lipids.
  2. These lipids are found in cheese, butter, oil, etc.
  3. It is synthesized in the liver of the human body.

Functions of Lipids:

The six functions of lipids are as follows:

  1. Storing and providing energy
  2. Chemical messengers
  3. Cholesterol formation
  4. Regulating body temperature
  5. Formation of Prostaglandin and its role in inflammation
  6. Membrane lipid layer formation

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