BIOLOGY 105 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Psyllium, Dietary Fiber, Mannitol
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Lecture 4 reading guide reading assignment: chapter 4 in nutriion for a changing world. Learning objecives: deine whole grain, and explain what occurs when grain is processed. Cereal grains or foods made from cereal grains that contain all the essenial parts (starchy endosperm, germ, and bran) of the enire grain seed in its original proporions. When a grain is processed, it is stripped of their bran and germ, so it only leaves the endosperm. Many of the beneicial nutrients and phytochemicals are found in the bran and germ, so processed grains are less healthful. Idenify the primary funcions of carbohydrates in food and in the body. Source of energy for all cells in the body. Indispensable source of energy for the brain, red blood cells, and muscles during intense exercise. Reduces the use of protein for energy: describe the classiicaions of dietary carbohydrates and their chemical composiions. Glycogen: explain how carbohydrates are synthesized in plants and animals.