NTDT200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Diverticular Disease, Coronary Artery Disease, Dietary Fiber

• School: University of Delaware
• Department: Nutrition and Dietetics
• Course: NTDT200
• Professor: Oliver Diane Marie Price

Document Summary

Consumption of whole grains that are high in fiber reduces the risk of heart disease and diabetes. One where all of the edible parts of the original plant seed are found in the food. Ex: barley, whole wheat, quinoa, bulgur, oats, brown rice, corn, buckwheat product. Provide 4 calories of energy per gram. Recommended intake is 45-65% of total daily calories. Sucrose / table sugar = fructose + glucose. Milk / lactose = galactose + glucose. Liver converts fructose and galactose to glucose. Broken down to provide glucose in the blood. Broken down to provide energy to do work. Breaks starch into smaller links of glucose. Continue digestion of starch into maltose and glucose. Hydrolyzes maltose to produce two glucose monosaccharides. Hydrolyzes sucrose to produce one glucose and one fructose monosaccharide. Hydrolyzes lactose to produce one glucose and one galactose monosaccharide. Monosaccharides are absorbed by small intestine then transported to the blood. Carried to the liver and converted to glucose.