NUTR 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Dietary Fiber, Insulin Resistance, Atherosclerosis

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What does carbohydrates do: provide the quickest source of energy! Every cell can use glucose for energy. Red blood cells, brain and nerve cells rely on glucose. The body regulates blood glucose levels closely to make sure we have enough. What does cho do: glucose and glycogen provide energy for physical activity, spare protein. If your body is low on glucose, glycogen can be turned into glucose via gluconeogenesis. Your body will steal protein from blood, organs and muscle to get it started make glucose if necessary: allows for the breakdown of fat, your body can"t metabolize fat without a little bit of carbohydrate to. If you eat too little carbohydrates there"s not enough to feed your brain and red blood cells: prevent ketosis. You start making ketone bodies out of fat. Diabetes history: too much glucose in the blood, first described in 1500 bc. Canadian diabetes research: discoveries in the late 1700s to 1800s.

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