KINESIOL 1F03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Dietary Reference Intake, Cholesterol, Diarrhea

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Glucose is stored in the form of starch in plants. It cannot be broken down by the body due to the chemical bonding between glucose units. Can be classified into soluble and insoluble fibres. Functional fibres: fibres that are extracted from plants and added to food or supplements. Resistant starches: starches that behave like fibres so the body cannot break them down. A bond is formed between the hydroxyl (oh group) of one monosaccharide and a hydrogen atom of another: water is formed as a by-product, the two monosaccharides are linked with an oxygen atom. Salivary amylase is an enzyme that breaks down starches into maltose and is located in saliva: saliva is secreted by the salivary glands in the mouth. As food enters the mouth, salivary amylase is inactivated by the acidic environment: this stops starch digestion. Pancreatic amylase is an enzyme that breaks down starches. It enters the duodenum of the small intestine through the pancreatic duct.

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