CARBOHYDRATES 1322 Classification • Simple carbs consist of 1 or 2 sugar units • Monosaccharides • Glucose‚ fructose‚ galactose • Disaccharides • Sucrose‚ lactose‚ maltose • Oligosaccharides consist of 3-10 sugar units • Not a simple or a complex carb • Complex carbs consist of 10 + sugar units • Polysaccharides • Starch and fiber Monosaccharides 6 carbons= hexose Monosaccharides • Glucose • Most abundant carbohydrate • Preferred source of energy for the RBC‚ brain‚ and nervous system
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understanding. 10. What does DRI stand for? What does RDA mean and how much of the population does it cover? 11. Past and present emphasis of nutrition? 12. Goals of good nutrition. 13. The scientific method for research. 14. What is considered a carbohydrate? How much do we need? (percentages‚ grams?) 15. Dietary supplements and regulation 16. What kind of information do food labels contain? How are ingredients listed? 17. What is the sweetest monosaccharide? 18. Know the sodium RDA. 19. Storage
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Sugar – All Sweetness and Light? Sugar in all its forms is officially a simple carbohydrate. This means the body will convert is into glucose which is then available as energy. Then it gets less simple. Depending on the type of sugar used our health will be impacted rather differently‚ sometimes bad‚ sometimes very bad depending on using either natural or refined types of sugar. Whereas the usual over use of any sugar is likely to add fat and body weight and also play havoc with blood sugar levels
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Name: Date: Assignment 1 – Research Assignment: DUE ON week 7_______________________ Choose ONE of the following topics for your assignment: 1. Select an advertisement for a quit smoking program‚ weight loss or sports nutrition supplement and research the scientific validity behind the program or product. Your report must include: A description of differences between primary and secondary resources An explanation of how secondary resources usually contain bias and how these
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CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION The student industrial work experience scheme (SIWES) is a skill training program which forms part of the approved minimum academic standards in the various degree (diploma or NCE program for all Nigeria tertiary institution). It seeks to bridge the gap existing between theory and practice of engineering‚ technology science and other professional education in the Nigeria tertiary institution. 1.1 PURPOSE OF SIWES The purpose of SIWES is to expose students
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more than two topics). 1. What is Diabetes? (include Type I and Type II) 2. Oral Anti -Diabetic Medications 3. Insulin administration and Storage 4. Diet instructions for the diabetic (includes general guidelines for protein‚ fat‚ carbohydrates‚ fiber‚ and alcohol) 5. Hypoglycemia and Hyperglycemia signs and symptoms- (includes sources used to treat hypoglycemia and long term complications of diabetes due to hyperglycemia). 6. Foot care instructions 7. Exercise and Diabetes
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Sugar Category: Healthy Foods‚Natural Health‚Organic Living Author: Dr. Edward Group @ 3:44 pm Aug 20 2011 What Is Stevia? Maybe you’ve heard of stevia already‚ maybe you haven’t. But if not‚ then it’s time you did! Stevia is a natural sweetener‚ derived from the stevia rebaudiana plant that was first discovered centuries ago in Paraguay by the native population. But it wasn’t until the late 19th century that a Swiss botanist working in South America documented the so-called “sweet leaf”
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assistant accidentally discovered that one of the organic compounds he was testing was intensely sweet. He named it "saccharum"‚ the Greek word for sugar. He further learned that it passed through the body unchanged and was thus a safe artificial sweetener for diabetics (Anderson‚ 1995). Similar sugar substitutes are used today. Saccharin‚ which is also known as ortho-sulpho benzimide‚ is a white crystalline solid derived form coal tar. Them chemical formula is known as C6H4CONHSO2 ("Saccharin"
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sugars and low- and no-calorie sweeteners in health. But‚ by learning the facts‚ it is possible to incorporate a variety of beverages into the diet while maintaining a healthy weight and balancing hydration‚ nutrition and lifestyle needs. Good Nutrition Provides Energy The foods that we eat give energy to our body and that’s what we need in order for our body to function. Carbohydrates are responsible in giving energy to our body. Our body easily digests carbohydrates like sugar and starch which are
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balanced diet high in protein‚ carbohydrate‚ water‚ vitamins and minerals as this assists them in their developments in puberty‚ helps them stay within their ideal weight‚ helps with their focus in school work and sport activities. As young adults/full grown adults (men and women) men are allowed a daily intake of 2500 calories and women are allowed 2000 calories a day. These calories should be made up of 5 a day balanced diet. Their diets should be high in fats‚ carbohydrates‚ fibre‚ sugars‚ water‚ vitamins
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