Exam 1 Flashcards
Carb rich foods
grains, potatoes, pasta, and rice
Carbohydrates
60% of diet. Athletes: 70%. Glucose, Fructose, Sucrose, gucose polymers, and startch
Carbs divided into
Monosaccharides, disaccharides, polysaccharides, and fiber.
Monosaccharides
Glucose, Fructose, and Galactose
conversion of fuctose and galactose
to glucose occurs in the liver.
Disaccharides
two monosaccharides. simple sugars, sugars, or simple carbohydrates. Sucrose, lactose, and maltose. All Disaccharides contain glucose.
Sucrose
20-25% of daily energy intake. (glucose + fructose) composed of a glucose molecule and a fructose molecule. Beet and cane sugar, brown sugar, table sugar, maple syrup, and honey
Lactose
(glucose+galactose) milk and consists of glucose and galactose
Maltose
(glucose+glucose) beer, cereals,germinating seeds and consists of two glucose molecules.
Oligosaccharides
found in vegetables
Polysaccharides
starch glycogen or fiber
Starch
50% of our CHO intake seeds, rice, corn, and various grains that make bread, cereal, pasta, and pastries. Amylopectin and Amylose
Glycogen
storage form of CHO in animals. Stored in the liver and in skeletal muscles. Glycolysis- breakdown of glucose, glycogenolysis, glycogenesis
Fiber
Non-starch, found only in plants, not digested. cellulose most common gums, hemicellulose, beta glucans, and pectin. Gastric emptying. GI motility(movement). Decrease rate of gastric emptying, but increases GI motility. Feel full for longer period of time.
Why is carbon important?
Carbon is a component of almost all nutrients not including water and minerals. Bonds with hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen to form CHO, FAT, and PRO. Vitamins also carbon based.
Enzyme
Brakes something down, speeds up the rate of reaction, and reduces activation energy
small intestine
brush border, lots of surface area
Lactose intolerant
lack an enzyme, lactase, happens in large intestine
Glycosidic bond
Funtional group that joins CHO molecules together
H2O Soluble fiber
Cellulose highly fermentable they produce short chain fatty acids, decrease colonization of pathogenic bacteria; decrease cholesterol; decrease blood glucose
H2O insoluble fiber
Functions in colon increase fecal bulk, retain water, constipation.