diff --git a/education/nutrition/Carbohydrates.md b/education/nutrition/Carbohydrates.md index c208999..721e736 100644 --- a/education/nutrition/Carbohydrates.md +++ b/education/nutrition/Carbohydrates.md @@ -29,11 +29,22 @@ There are 3 categories of carbs. - Can cause diarrhea when consumed - Non-nutritive sweeteners are a group of synthetic compounds that are intensely sweet tasting compared to sugar - Examples include Aspertame, Saccharin, Acesulfame-K, Neotame, and Sucralose + +- Glycogen = storage form of glucose + - A highly branched storage polysaccharide in animals + - Muscles and liver are major storage sites # Starches Complex carbs have 3 or more monosaccharides bonded together - Starch is a storage polysaccharide in plants. - Composed of amylose and amylopectin - Rich sources include: - - Bread and cereal products made from wheat, ric + - Bread and cereal products made from wheat, rice, barley, and oats -# Fiber \ No newline at end of file +# Fiber +- Plants also use complex carbohydrates to make supportive and protective structures +- Dietary fiber is non-digestible plant material + - Most types are polysaccharides + - Soluble fiber + - Forms of dietary fiber that dissolve or swell in water. includes pectins, gums, mucilages, and some hemicelluloses + - Insoluble fiber + - Forms of dietary fiber that generally do not dissolve in water: Includes cellulose, hemicelluloses, and lignin \ No newline at end of file