NUTR 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Sucrase, Frequent Urination, Blood Sugar
16 Dec 2017
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Break down lactose, sucrose, and maltose by enzymes lactase, sucrase, and maltas. Drinking apple juice has a higher change or peal in blood glucose level oppose. Nervousness or anxiety ltase posed to eating the apple. High blood glucose uses insulin for glycolysis and glycogenesis. Alpha cells on the outside of the islets of langerhans. When one is high, the other is low. Reduce new glucose formation, don"t want new glucose if we already have a l. Maximize glycogen stores e a lot in the bloodstream. Contributes to fat synthesis and accumulation of body fat. Start to use fat and protein as fuel. Prolonged fasting or very low carbohydrate diet, less than 50 grams per day. Recommended 130 grams per day to support brain and body function. Risk: certain tissues reliant on glucose for energy (brain and red blood cells) When glucose levels rise, insulin increases and glucagon decreases. A food"s potential to raise blood glucose and insulin levels.
