NUTR 125 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Starch, American Heart Association, Whole Grain
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Mechanical digestion: physical fragmentation of food into small particles. Obesity epidemic has only happened in the last 30 years. Interferes w/ mobility, enormous complications according to bill clinton. The daily allowance for sugar is 6-9 tablespoons but the average consumption by day is. The earlier sugar is introduced to people, the more they will grow up around these highly addictive foods and will eat them more. Reduced fat products: only lower by a few calories and same amount of sugar. Because it"s so processed, you can up the protein or carb so easily. Implies that it"s not a food problem but a laziness problem, but it is a food problem. Consumption of whole grains that are high in fiber may reduce the risk of heart disease and diabetes. Endosperm - contrains highest amt of starch and protein. The vast majority of minerals, vitamins and phytochemicals are found in germ and bran.
