types of lipid examples
While many people use the terms lipids and fats synonymously, fats are actually just a subgroup of lipids, as there are other kinds. Examples of Lipids: 1. Fats. Fats are probably what most people think of when they hear the term lipids.
1 Cod liver oil and whale oil are also lipid examples which are not good for health and should not be consumed. 2  Cheese, cottage cheese, margarine, butter, cream like milk products are high on fats. 3  Nuts: Peanuts, cashew nuts, almonds, walnuts etc. contain lipids which are not harmful and they help in cell growth.
In the body, the bilayered cell membrane is phospholipid. Steroids such as cholesterol and cholic acid. Prostaglandins, thromboxanes and leukotrienes are also lipids. Fat soluble vitamins like vit.A and Vitamin K are lipids.