HSS 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Dietary Reference Intake, Blood Sugar, Maltose
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Chapter 5: eating for optimal health and performance cont. Simple carbohydrates (simple sugars: blood sugar (glucose) Monosaccharides (glucose, fructose, galactose) & disaccharides (sucrose, lactose, maltose: sources: fruit, veggies, table sugar, syrups, etc, who: recommends <10% calories from these sugars. Complex carbohydrates (polysaccharides: starches: breads, potatoes, pasta, beans (legumes), grains, cereals, glycogen: storage form in humans (muscle, liver) (the better your health, and the more active you are, the more you can store in glycogen) Sports supplements; carbohydrate loading techniques: many popular diets (past and present) are low carb diets. Fibre (linear polysaccharides: aids digestion (promotes regularity) Decreases risk of cancers, heart disease, diabetes, obesity: dietary reference intake (dri) 25g/day for women and 38g/day for men. Sources: whole grains, fruits and vegetables (with skin), and legumes. Composed of amino acids (10 essential, 10 non-essential amino acids) Complete (high-quality): contain all essentials amino acids. Incomplete : missing 1 or more essential amino acids.