Vignette #2 Bob Is Committed to Losing Weight but Knows

Multiple Choice

Vignette #2 Bob is committed to losing weight but knows little about nutrition. He has heard his friends discussing types of fat, such as saturated and unsaturated. He has no idea what the terms mean or how they relate to his health and diet. He also has read that the most important improvement a person can make in his or her diet is to eat less cholesterol. Let's answer these questions and help Bob understand this topic better.
A characteristic of saturated fats is that they ____.

A) are liquid at room temperature
B) are usually solid at room temperature
C) function as emulsifiers in the small intestine
D) provide four calories per gram
E) are found mostly in vegetable oils