A middle-aged woman has been diagnosed as being at high-risk of developing Coronary Artery Disease. Answer the following questions based on information from your book as well as any credible online resources. Write the answers to these questions in a numbered format on a typed paper attached to this packet.
1. What is the chemical composition of the steroid that is present in high levels in many people in the high-risk group. Be sure to include the functional groups and describe the structure as well as the actual chemical formula. (This can be drawn or be a picture from the internet, but be sure to describe the structure in paragraph form using names of functional groups.)
2. How are the good and bad forms of this troublesome sterol different chemically. Please do not just give terms and abbreviations without explaining the chemical differences.
3. Explain what the ‘good’ form of this sterol does in the body.
4. List the food groups that are the sources of the bad form.
5. What non pharmaceutical methods can be used to control the levels of this sterol?
6. Since some of these questions would require some investigation beyond your text book, you should use at least 2 references besides your textbook, and cite them properly in APA format.
