{"id":1882,"date":"2016-05-06T22:04:08","date_gmt":"2016-05-06T22:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/biologyxwaymakerxmaster\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=1882"},"modified":"2017-08-02T20:30:29","modified_gmt":"2017-08-02T20:30:29","slug":"putting-it-together-important-biological-macromolecules","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/hccs-waymakerbiology1\/chapter\/putting-it-together-important-biological-macromolecules\/","title":{"raw":"Putting It Together: Important Biological Macromolecules","rendered":"Putting It Together: Important Biological Macromolecules"},"content":{"raw":"<div class=\"textbox key-takeaways\">\r\n<h3>Watch This Video<\/h3>\r\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/H8WJ2KENlK0\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\nNow that we've learned about the different macromolecules our bodies need and use, let\u2019s return to our the questions we asked at the beginning of the chapter about healthy diets:\r\n<div class=\"textbox exercises\">\r\n<h3>Think about It<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Is it even\u00a0possible for a person to cut all carbs out of his or her diet?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Is it actually\u00a0healthy to remove an entire class of molecules from the diet?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Fats\u00a0and\u00a0cholesterol are strictly\u00a0bad\u2014right?<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n[practice-area rows=\"4\"][\/practice-area]\r\n[reveal-answer q=\"193414\"]See Our Thoughts[\/reveal-answer]\r\n[hidden-answer a=\"193414\"]\r\n\r\nIt is, in fact, impossible to have a no carb or no fat diet. These molecules are in all cells and cells makes up what we eat. More importantly though, each of these biological macromolecules has a very important role to play. If you cut too much fat from your diet, for example, it is possible for\u00a0your fat stores dip low enough that your hair will fall out!\r\n\r\nEven the much maligned cholesterol is a requirement for a healthy body and lifestyle: without sufficient cholesterol, your body doesn\u2019t make enough sex hormones (estrogen or testosterone depending on if you\u2019re male or female). The trick is to make healthy choices overall without too much of any biological macromolecules\u2014after all, there can\u00a0certainly be too much of a good thing.\r\n\r\n[\/hidden-answer]\r\n\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"<div class=\"textbox key-takeaways\">\n<h3>Watch This Video<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"oembed-1\" title=\"Biological Molecules - You Are What You Eat: Crash Course Biology #3\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/H8WJ2KENlK0?feature=oembed&#38;rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Now that we&#8217;ve learned about the different macromolecules our bodies need and use, let\u2019s return to our the questions we asked at the beginning of the chapter about healthy diets:<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox exercises\">\n<h3>Think about It<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Is it even\u00a0possible for a person to cut all carbs out of his or her diet?<\/li>\n<li>Is it actually\u00a0healthy to remove an entire class of molecules from the diet?<\/li>\n<li>Fats\u00a0and\u00a0cholesterol are strictly\u00a0bad\u2014right?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><textarea aria-label=\"Your Answer\" rows=\"4\"><\/textarea><\/p>\n<div class=\"qa-wrapper\" style=\"display: block\"><span class=\"show-answer collapsed\" style=\"cursor: pointer\" data-target=\"q193414\">See Our Thoughts<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"q193414\" class=\"hidden-answer\" style=\"display: none\">\n<p>It is, in fact, impossible to have a no carb or no fat diet. These molecules are in all cells and cells makes up what we eat. More importantly though, each of these biological macromolecules has a very important role to play. If you cut too much fat from your diet, for example, it is possible for\u00a0your fat stores dip low enough that your hair will fall out!<\/p>\n<p>Even the much maligned cholesterol is a requirement for a healthy body and lifestyle: without sufficient cholesterol, your body doesn\u2019t make enough sex hormones (estrogen or testosterone depending on if you\u2019re male or female). 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