what are carbohydrates and what is the function of carbohydrates in the body? And secondly‚ what is meant by a low carb diabetic diet? The function of carbohydrates is to provide your body with it’s main source of energy. Your body will either use that energy straight away or store it for later. Carbohydrates are recognised as one of the most important influences on blood sugar levels. Many people with diabetes have found that eating a low carb diabetic diet helps them to control
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Carbohydrate loading is a high-carb eating plan made to maximize energy levels and performance. It’s a process designed to saturate muscle cells with glycogen allowing athletes to perform longer before fatiguing. Carbohydrate loading has its positives and negative outcomes. The pros maximizing energy levels and performance in different scenarios are: 1) for women‚ carb loading is more effective during the luteal phase rather than the follicular phase of the menstrual cycle. It’s more effective
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We have four important macromolecules; carbohydrates‚ lipids‚ proteins‚ and nucleic acids. From these four‚ the macromolecule I chose for this assignment was carbohydrate. Carbohydrates branch off into three main categories; monosaccharides‚ disaccharides‚ and polysaccharides. I decided to focus on disaccharides‚ specifically sucrose. Sucrose is more commonly known as table sugar. It has a chemical formula of C12H22O11. It is physically described as a white‚ odorless (although when heated‚ it may
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1) Homeostasis is the condition in which the body maintains a. changing state‚ within an unlimited range. b. an equilibrium point that can change over a narrow range that is compatible with maintaining life c. an equilibrium change that balances external and internal environment such that values of each are equated 2) Anabolism is the a. breakdown of matter. b. expulsion of matter. c. synthesis of matter. d. All of the answers are correct. 3) The sum
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After calculating‚ this meal came to 225 grams of carbohydrates. It was enough to keep my blood sugars regulated without feeling overly stuffed. For lunch‚ if I am being completely honest‚ I did not take my blood sugars. I figured since I was feeling fine and well‚ I was hungry that I would be okay skipping one reading and/or dose of insulin. I prepared myself another 75 gram carbohydrate meal that included one turkey sandwich with mustard‚ one cup of my leftover chili
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“Carbohydrates in our Life” The cells are composed of biomolecules that are needed in order for us to live‚ one of which are carbohydrates. Most people tend to think that carbohydrates are fats but that is not the correct way of thinking about it. Truthfully‚ these are all just fallacies. In fact‚ carbohydrates or in scientific terms called as “saccharides” serves as fuel and energy storage in our body. It can either be classified as simple or complex and is composed of carbon‚ hydrogen and oxygen
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Cell membranes are a bilayer make up of phospholipids‚ proteins‚ and cholesterol. Its main function is to regulate what comes in and out of the cell by means of diffusion‚ transport proteins and protein channels. Trans membrane proteins transport polar solutes across hydrophobic regions of the bilayer. Diffusion occurs when solutes are transferred from a high concentration of that solute to a lower concentration of solutes. Solutes do not depend on the concentration of other solutes‚ which allows
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The aim of the experiment is to investigate the effects of carbohydrate receptors in the mouth on exercise performance during a simulated time trial. Energy is required in the body for metabolic processes‚ physiological functions‚ muscular activity‚ heat production‚ growth and synthesis of new tissues. Carbohydrates have been researched and studied for centuries and are commonly viewed as a substrate for fuel metabolism‚ associated with many other energy-demanding processes. There has been extensive
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low fat or reduced fat. The Atkins diet plan‚ which is a low-carbohydrate diet‚ is a very popular diet. Many people have lost a lot of weight with this diet. It was stated in a Diabetes Forecast article‚ Researchers at Stanford University made a splash in the diet and nutrition world last March when they reported that in a 1-year study of 331 women‚ participants lost more weight on the controversial low-carbohydrate Atkins diet than popular rivals such as the Zone‚ Ornish‚ or
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1. Chapter 1The Business and Society Relationship Question TF #1 Business can do just about anything it wants because we do not live in a socially conscious environment. a. True *b. False 2. Chapter 1The Business and Society Relationship Question TF #2 The business environment in current times‚ the first decade of the 21st century‚ can best be described as turbulent. *a. True b. False 3. Chapter 1The Business and Society Relationship Question TF #3 When speaking of business
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