NUTR 222 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Cardiovascular Disease, Blood Sugar, Constipation
27 Sep 2017
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Lecture 4: health e ects of sugar starch and ber. Fibers solidify watery stool: by attracting water, stool get larger and colon muscles get stronger, cancer, high ber diets may reduce colon cancer, when bers attract water they dilute toxins. Tuesday, september 26, 2017: harmful e ects of excessive ber, blocks mineral absorption, binds them up. If you have too much ber and too little water you can get dehydrated bc. Ber removes water: recommendations (know these #s, dri: carbs should make up 45-65% of energy. Fiber: daily value 25g a day, dri 20-35g a day, food sources of carbohydrates, meats and sh don"t give you carbohydrates. Fruits & milk products contain lots of carbs: butters have hardly any bc of processing, food labels. Lists total carbohydrates and sugar: required to list simple sugars separately and added sugar. Tuesday, september 26, 2017: feed someone food, measure blood glucose over time (2-3 hrs, compare curve created to a test food/standard.
