About the Course
Lipids are fats that are either absorbed from food or synthesized by the liver. Most of the dietary lipids are fats and complex molecules that the body needs to break down in order to utilize and derive energy from.
Lipid metabolism is the process by which fatty acids are digested, broken down for energy, or stored in the human body for later energy use. These fatty acids are a component of triglycerides, which make up the bulk of the fat humans eat in foods like vegetable oils and animal products.
In the first part of this course we will study about the chemistry of lipids. Classification and properties of lipids is explained in detail. In the second half we will be studying about the metabolism of lipids. Important topics like oxidation of fatty acids, ketone bodies, cholesterol, etc. are covered.
Target Audience
Medical students – Allopathy, Dental.
Alternative Medicine students – Homeopathy, Ayurveda.
Para/Allied medical students – Nursing, Physiotherapy, BSc Biochemistry.
Post graduate students – General medicine, Family Medicine, Pediatrics, MD/MSc/PhD Biochemistry.
Course Delivery Format
This course is delivered entirely online. It consists of a series of comprehensive lectures by a professor in the subject, appropriately annotated with slides, animations and wherever necessary, interactive content. The delivery offers tremendous flexibility. You may pause a teacher while you refer to your textbooks (not includes) and to take notes. You may also rewind a segment to listen to the teacher again or you may skip a slide or two if you already know that bit. You may bookmark a segment that you wish to return to later, maybe to refresh just before your exams. While the lessons in this course may be arranged in a particular order based on our curriculum, you have the flexibility to take them in order of your preference based on your personalized learning needs.
Benefits
While this course is to help you learn the subject from an online faculty, it may help you in several ways even if you are already enrolled in some medical, dental or paramedical school. Many of our students felt that the format in which this course is delivered has helped them to cope up against the fast paced lectures in actual class – it’s like having a TV remote in class to self-pace your teacher. Animations help understand concepts better by making concepts easy to understand… and difficult to forget.
Anuvab Nair
Andhra Govt Medical College