BIO 111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Lactose Intolerance, High-Density Lipoprotein, Lactase
Document Summary
If food is eaten alone or with a meal. The undigested lactose draws up water and the bacteria in colon use undigested lactose for energy causing gas. As we age approx 75% of pop become lactose intolerant. Northern european has lowest rates of lactose intolerance (15%) Consume lactose foods with a meal to slow milk transit in digestive tract. Overweight children/adolescent increase risk of becoming obese by about 60% by each sugar sweetened drink taken. High sugar intake is not a risk factor/cause of diabetes but being overweight or obese is. High sugar diets lower hdl cholesterol (good cholesterol) Contain similar calorie/g as sugar 3-5 but are poorly absorbed. (only about ) If a food contain 50 g of sugar alcohol/day it must have a laxative warning. Are not readily used by mouth bacteria so used in gums etc. Contain a. a"s phenyl alanine and aspartic acid.
