diff --git a/education/nutrition/Carbohydrates.md b/education/nutrition/Carbohydrates.md index 939a318..9734271 100644 --- a/education/nutrition/Carbohydrates.md +++ b/education/nutrition/Carbohydrates.md @@ -68,5 +68,29 @@ Complex carbs have 3 or more monosaccharides bonded together - 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. \ No newline at end of file +- Only monosaccharides are absorbed +1. Dietary carbohydrates from stomach are delivered to small intestine +2. Glucose and other monosaccharides are transported to liver +3. Blood levels of glucose maintained for brain and other body cells +4. Glucose transported to muscle +- Fructose and galactose are converted to **glucose** in the liver. +- Absorption of monosaccharides mainly occurs in the small intestine + - Galactose and glucose are absorbed by active transport + - Fructose is absorbed by facilitated diffusion +- Monosaccharides enter the capillary network + - Transported to the lever by the hepatic portal vein +- Simple sugars are: + - Made into glycogen or fat by the liver + - Released into bloodstream for energy use +- Fiber is not digested + - Eventually enters large intestine + - Bacteria ferment soluble fiber (producing gas) + - Used for energy + - Insoluble fiber contributes to softer fees + - Any fiber Present in food would delay rate at which chyme enters from the stomach + - Promotes satiety + - Refined grain products are generally low in fiber +# Glucose +- Insulin is the hormone secreted from the beta cells of the pancreas that helps regulate blood glucose levels by helping glucose enter cells + - Released when blood glucose levels are high +- Glucagen is a hormone secreted from the alpha cells of the pancrease that helps regulate blood glucose leve \ No newline at end of file