CHEM 181 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Heterocyclic Compound, Tartrazine, Clostridium

• School: McGill University
• Department: Chemistry
• Course: CHEM 181
• Professor: David Harpp

Document Summary

Immune system mistakes food for dangerous substance, antibodies try to engulf allergen: body attempts to get rid of allergen (skin itching, eye watering) Injection of epinephrine can stop reaction very quickly, but must be within reach: even if use epipen, must still go to hospital as reaction can occur again. Hypoglycemia: hypoglycemia: low blood sugar, relatively rare, symptoms include sweating, shaking, palpitations, confusion, light- headedness, only way to diagnose is thought administration of sugar solution and then measure blood sugar concentration periodically. If sudden drop in blood sugar anywhere from 30min to 2 hours after ingestion, then indicative of hypoglycemia: controlled by diet --small meals. If want to stay alert, need proteins: tyrosine --> dopamine --> norepinephrine --> epinephrine, so diet high in protein = increased alertness. Microbes in food supply: real concern, can be very dangerous. In us, 50 million food-related illnesses a year, 130 000 hospitalizations and about.