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Lard

Lard

1. Bacon; the flesh of swine.

2. The fat of swine, especially. The internal fat of the abdomen; also, this fat melted and strained. Lard oil, an illuminating and lubricating oil expressed from lard. Leaf lard, the internal fat of the hog, separated in leaves or masses from the kidneys, etc.; also, the same melted.

Origin: f, bacon, pigs fat, L. Lardum, laridum; cf. Gr. Fattened, fat.


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Can you gain more weight than the food you ate weighs?

*roughly* if you eat a pound of lard, it is not logical to believe that it would be converted back into fat cells. there's issues of digestion/absorption, lipid conversions etc etc

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by mith
Tue Dec 11, 2007 8:44 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Can you gain more weight than the food you ate weighs?
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Can you gain more weight than the food you ate weighs?

... is roughly equal to one pound (i.e. if you eat 3500 calories more than what your body requires, you will gain 1 pound). But 1 gram of pure fat (lard) has 9 calories. 453 grams per pound means that 1 pound of pure fat has 4077 calories. Thus, if you eat 1 pound of lard, you will gain MORE than ...

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by coloradorudy
Tue Dec 11, 2007 7:31 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Can you gain more weight than the food you ate weighs?
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atherosclerotic disease

... disease,you would use olive oil that a)was liquid at room temperature b)was hydrogenated c)was modified to be solid at room temperature d)had lard added to it. e)none of the above I need some help on this question i have for class.if someone could please help me by telling me what the answer ...

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by johnq86
Tue Oct 02, 2007 7:30 pm
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: atherosclerotic disease
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Views: 561

Help with Biology questions.

... use olive oil that was: A) liquid at room temperature B) was hydrogenated (I know this is not it) C) modified to be solid at room temp. D) had lard added to it (again, no) E) none of the above 2) The glucose produced by a plant is used to make the cabohydrate, protiens, fats, and nucliec acids ...

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by markdk86
Sun Oct 08, 2006 10:16 pm
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Help with Biology questions.
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Question about Nutrients

... starch? 4. Why do physicians test urine with Benedict's solution? 5. How are the following products tested for fat content: butter, peanut butter, lard, cod-liver oil, castor oil? 6. Why are beans or eggs often substituted for meat in a meal? 7. What elements enter into the composition of proteins? ...

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by Marebear668
Mon Dec 19, 2005 10:47 pm
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Question about Nutrients
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