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Date: Tue, 1 Oct 2024 13:00:46 -0600
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@@ -55,4 +55,18 @@ Complex carbs have 3 or more monosaccharides bonded together
 - In industrialized nations, people tend to eat more highly refined starches and added sugars
 - Americans consume about 30% of energy from added sugars (600 kcal/day)
 - Regular soft drinks and energy drinks are major sources of added sugars in Americans' diets
-- According to the dietary guidelines, people should limit their added sugar to 
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+- According to the dietary guidelines, people should limit their added sugar to 
+
+# Digestion
+- Salivary amylase is an enzyme secreted by salivary glands that begins work in the mouth, stops working soon after food enters the stomach
+- The small intestine is the main site for carbohydrate digestion and absorption
+	- Pancreatic amylase
+		- Enzyme secreted by the pancreas that breaks down starch into maltose molecules
+	- Maltase
+		- Enzyme that splits maltose molecules
+	- Sucrase
+		- Enzyme that splits sucrose molecules
+	- Lactase
+		- Enzyme that splits lactose molecules
+1. Dietary carbohydrates are delivered from 
+- Fructose and galactose are converted to **glucose** in the liver.
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