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Carbohydrates: Our Most Basic Fuel Source
Carbohydrates Power Our Body
Q. Where do carbohydrates come from?
Q. Are there different types and classes of carbohydrates?
Q. What are monosaccharides and what foods have them?
Q. What are disaccharides?
Q. What are oligosaccharides and starches?
Q. What do carbohydrates do in our body?
Carbohydrate is an Excellent Energy Source
Q. How much carbohydrate do we eat?
Q. How much sugar do we consume?
Q. What are the recommendations for carbohydrate consumption?
Q. What are recommendations for the level of “added sugar” in the diet?
Carbohydrate Digestion and Absorption
Q. How are dietary carbohydrates digested?
Q. How are carbohydrates absorbed from the digestive tract? Q. What is lactose intolerance?
Q. Why do beans and other vegetables produce gas in our digestive tract?
Carbohydrate Energy is Quickly Processed in the Body
Q. Once monosaccharides are absorbed, where do they go?
Q. How does our body respond to the rise in blood glucose?
Q. What does our body do with the glucose from a meal?
Q. How much glycogen is in our body?
Q. Can carbohydrate from our diet become body fat?
Q. Can eating a low carbohydrate diet make us fatter?
Glycemic Index and Glycemic Load Assess a Food’s Effect on Blood Glucose
Q. What is glycemic index?
Q. Why does glycemic index vary among foods?
Q. How is glycemic index determined?
Q. What is glycemic load?
Q. Are glycemic index and glycemic load important to health?
Blood Glucose Is Regulated Between Meals and During Exercise
Q. How is blood glucose maintained in between meals and overnight?
Q. How does gluagon help maintain blood glucose levels in between meals?
Q. How does epinephrine (adrenalin) help maintain blood glucose levels during fasting?
Q. What does cortisol do to help maintain blood glucose levels during fasting?
Q. What happens to stored carbohydrate (glycogen) during exercise?
Fiber Is an Important Non-Energy Carbohydrate
Q. What is fiber?
Q. What is soluble and insoluble fiber?
Q. About how much fiber do we eat and what are the recommendations?
Q. What happens to fiber in the digestive tract?
Q. What is diverticulosis and can fiber help?
Q. Can fiber promote general gut health?
Q. Are certain types of fiber good for lowering blood cholesterol levels?
Q. Is fiber good for diabetics?
Q. Can fibers enhance mineral absorption?
Q. Can fiber support immune function?
Q. Are there other dietary considerations when eating a high-fiber diet?
Proteins Are the Basis of Our Structure and Function
Proteins Are Combinations of Amino Acids
Q. What are amino acids?
Q. How many amino acids are in proteins?
Q. What do proteins look like?
Q. What role do proteins play in the human body?
Food Protein Nourishes our Body as Amino Acids and Peptides
Q. What foods contain protein?
Q. What are some foods with the highest protein content?
Q. How are proteins digested?
Q. How are amino acids absorbed?
Q. How are amino acids from the diet processed in the body?
Q. What happens to excess amino acids absorbed from the diet?
Protein and Amino Acids Are Essential Components of Our Diet
Q. How much protein should we eat daily?
Q. Are high protein diets dangerous?
Q. What are essential amino acids?
Q. What are nonessential amino acids?
Q. What are “complete” proteins?
Q. How can incomplete protein foods be combined to form a complete protein?
Q. What does it mean to “complement protein”?
Q. How important is complementing protein to vegetarians?
Body Protein IS TURNED OVER Daily
Q. Are body proteins broken down daily?
Q. How long do body proteins last?
Q. Are there “free” amino acids in the body?
Body Protein can be used for Energy
Q. Are amino acids used for energy?
Q. What happens if we do not eat enough protein?
Q. What happens to body protein when we don’t eat enough calories?
Q. What happens to body protein when we exercise?
Q. What happens to the nitrogen when amino acids are used for energy purposes?
Special Applications of Amino Acids and Protein
Q. How important is protein during weight loss?
Q. Can amino acids affect our mood and sleep?
Fats and Cholesterol Aren’t All Bad
The Basics of Fats and Cholesterol
Q. What are lipids?
Q. What is the difference between fat, oils, and triglycerides?
Q. What is cholesterol and can we make it in our body?
Fatty Acids: A Closer look
Q. Can fatty acids vary in length?
Q. What are saturated and unsaturated fatty acids?
Q. What does “omega” mean with regards to fatty acids?
Q. What are “trans” fatty acids?
Q. What do we mean by saturated and unsaturated fats?
Q. Why are oils liquid at room temperature while fats are solid?
Q. Can different kinds of fatty acids be part of the same triglyceride molecule?
Fat and Cholesterol Requirements and Food Sources
Q. What foods provide us with triglycerides and cholesterol?
Q. How are vegetable oils produced?
Q. How much fat do we need in our diet?
Q. Are there essential fatty acids?
Q. What foods are good sources of essential fatty acids?
Q. What foods contain trans fatty acids?
Q. What is margarine?
Digestion and Absorption of Fat and Cholesterol
Q. How are lipids digested in the digestive tract?
Q. What enzymes digest fat and cholesterol?
Q. How efficient is fat digestion and can we decrease fat absorption?
Q. Will gall bladder removal stop fat digestion?
Q. How are triglycerides and cholesterol absorbed?
Fat, Storage, Mobilization and Utilization
Q. What happens to dietary fat in our body?
Q. Can we make fat in our body?
Q. How and when do we remove fat from our fat cells?
Fat and Cholesterol Need Special Help to Get Around in Our Body
Q. How are lipids shuttled around in our blood?
Q. What is the general activity of Chylomicrons?
Q. What is LDL and how do they function?
Q. Where does HDL come from and what do they do?
Q. What information can we derive from a blood cholesterol test?
Body Fat: Energy Source and So Much More
Q. Where is body fat stored?
Q. Are there advantages to storing energy as fat?
Q. Are we born with all of the fat cells we will ever have?
Q. Do fat cells do more than store energy? |
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