NUTR 280 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Trans Fat, Amylose, Blood Sugar
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Spring 2015 nutrition for wellness (03 & 04) - lecture outline (2/17/15) Chapter 4 carbohydrates: sugars, starches, and fibers. Exam #1: due to the weather and the subsequent closing of jmu (on monday), i was unable to take the scantrons to the test-scoring center. I will drop them off either tomorrow (feb. 17th) or wednesday (feb. 18th), depending on the weather, and will release grades accordingly: a brief review of the exam will be on thursday, february 19th. Bring your 3-day food/beverage record to class. Today"s lecture: return assignment #a1, review 3-day food/beverage record and begin ch. Photosynthesis: metabolic process by which glucose is made; plants trap energy from the sun and use it to make sugars from carbon dioxide and water: chlorophyll: green pigment in plants. Transformation of energy: light energy chemical energy. Bonds form that allow h2o and co2 to combine and form glucose. Glucose is a single sugar unit o o.
