Question

which statement is true regarding lipoprotein lipase?
o a. thin people have more lipoprotein lipase in their muscles.
o b. thin people have more lipoprotein lipase in their adipose tissue.
o c. lipoprotein lipase levels in adipose tissue decrease after weight loss.
o d. fat cells in womens breasts, hips, and thighs are especially abundant in lipoprotein lipase.

Explanation:

Lipoprotein lipase (LPL) is an enzyme that plays a crucial role in lipid metabolism. In women, fat cells in breasts, hips, and thighs have higher levels of LPL. This is related to the body's storage and distribution of fat. Thin people do not have more LPL in muscles (a is wrong as muscles are more for energy - expenditure - related enzymes in some aspects). Thin people do not have more LPL in adipose tissue (b is wrong as adipose tissue LPL in thin people is not in excess in a general sense). After weight loss, lipoprotein lipase levels in adipose tissue do not decrease (c is wrong; in fact, in some cases, it may be regulated differently but not simply decrease).

Answer:

d. Fat cells in women's breasts, hips, and thighs are especially abundant in lipoprotein lipase.