Transcript Fiber
Carbohydrates
Intended Learning Outcomes
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By the end of this lecture, students will have a
general overview on the carbohydrates.
Can you live without
sugar?
Soda/Punch
Cookies
Candy
Chocolate
Desserts
Sugary Cereals
Ice cream
CARBOHYDRATES
1. 60% of our
food should
come from
carbohydrates
.
Carbs
Protein
Fats
2. Carbohydrates are grains,
fruits, vegetables, legumes
and sugar.
Carbohydrates
glucose provides energy for the
brain and ½ of energy for
muscles and tissues
glycogen is stored glucose
glucose is immediate energy
glycogen is reserve energy
CARBOHYDRATES
3. Carbohydrates give
the body energy.
They are the best
source of fuel for the
body.
Carbohydrates also
help to digest
protein and fat.
Carbohydrates
2. Carbohydrates also play a vital
part of the metabolism and
oxidation of protein
Carbs help feed the brain and
nervous system and helps keep the
body lean.
CARBOHYDRATES
4. If we eat more
carbohydrates than
are needed for
energy, the extra is
stored in the liver or
in the tissues as fat.
Carbohydrates
5. all plant food
Milk (LACTOSE)
carbohydrates are not equal
–simple carbohydrates
–complex carbohydrates
Simple Carbohydrates
6. Simple carbohydrates are quick
energy sources. They come from
sugar. They do not usually supply
any other nutrients or fiber.
Simple Carbohydrates
sugars
–monosaccharides – single sugars
–disaccharides – 2 monosaccharides
Simple Carbs
monosaccharides
–all are 6 carbon hexes
6 carbons
12 hydrogens
6 oxygens
arrangement differs
–accounts for
varying sweetness
–glucose, fructose,
galactose
Glucose
mild sweet flavor
10. known as blood
sugar
essential energy
source
found in every
disaccharide and
polysaccharide
Fructose
sweetest sugar
found in fruits and
honey
added to soft drinks,
cereals, deserts
Galactose
hardly tastes
sweet
rarely found
naturally as a
single sugar
Disaccharides
pairs of the monosaccharides
–glucose is always present
–2nd of the pair could be fructose,
galactose or another glucose
–taken apart by hydrolysis
–put together by condensation
–hydrolysis and condensation occur
with all energy nutrients
–maltose, sucrose, lactose
Maltose
2 glucose units
produced when starch breaks down
not abundant
Sucrose
fructose and glucose
tastes sweet
–fruit, vegetables,
grains
table sugar is refined
sugarcane and
sugar beets
brown, white
,powdered
Lactose
glucose and galactose
main carbohydrate in
milk
– known as milk sugar
Simple Sugars
7. Glucose or blood sugar is the
basic source of energy for all
living things.
8. Sucrose or table sugar is
made from sugar beets or
sugar cane.
9. Fructose is sugar found in
fruit, honey and vegetables.
11. Maltose is grain starch
broken down into sugar.
12. Lactose is milk sugar.
Complex Carbohydrates
starches and fibers
polysaccharides
–chains of monosaccharides
Complex
Carbohydrates
13. Complex
carbohydrates supply
longer lasting energy,
as well as other
nutrients and fiber that
the body needs. They
are a better choice.
Condensation
making a
disaccharide
–chemical reaction
linking 2
monosaccharides
Hydrolysis
breaking a disaccharide
–water molecule splits
–occurs during digestion
Complex Carbohydrates
polysaccharides
–1.glycogen and 2.starch
built entirely of glucose
–3.fiber
variety of monosaccharides and
other carbohydrate derivatives
Glycogen
limited in meat and not found in plants
–not an important dietary source of
carbohydrate
BUT
–all glucose is stored as glycogen
–long chains allow for
hydrolysis and release
of energy
Starches
stored in plant cells
body hydrolyzes plant starch to
glucose
STARCHES
14. Starch in the body breaks down
simple sugars. The body has to break
down all sugar and starch into glucose
to use it.
Starchy Foods
15. All starchy foods are
plant foods, seeds are the
richest source; 70% of their
weight is starch
Fiber
structural parts of plants
–found in all plant derived food
bonds of fibers cannot be
broken down during the
digestive process
–minimal or no energy available
Fiber types
cellulose
pectins
lignins
resistant starches
– classified as fibers
– escape digestion and
absorption
Fiber Characteristics
soluble fibers, viscous, fermentable
–easily digested by bacteria in colon
–associated with protection against
heart disease and diabetes
lower cholesterol and glucose
levels
–found in legumes and
fruits
Fiber
1. The average American does not get
enough FIBER in their diets.
2. The National Cancer Institute
recommends that the average
person gets 20-35 GRAMS of fiber
every day.
3. Two other common names for fiber
are: ROUGHAGE or CELLULOSE.
4. Fiber is important because it attracts
WATER to the INTESTINES and
helps move food through our
systems faster. You have to have
water along with fiber or it is not as
effective.
5. Benefits of fiber include a lowered
risk of DIVERTICULITUS,
HEMORRHOIDS and COLON or
RECAL CANCER.
6. List the two types of fiber and the main
functions they perform:
7. Fiber only comes from PLANT food
sources. You CANNOT get fiber from
animal food sources.
8. Foods that are high in fiber include:
• Fruits and Veggies (Especially the
Skins!)
• Whole Grains
• Legumes/Beans - Bran
9. Ways to increase fiber in the diet include:
• Add Whole Grains (At least 3 oz. per
day)
• Use Whole Wheat FlourEat the Skins
10. Label the Wheat Kernel below:
A.__ENDOSPERM___
Provides:
Starch
Protein
B. __GERM___
Provides:
Unsaturated Fatty Acids
“B” Vitamins
Vitamin E
Iron
Zinc
Other Trace Minerals
C. __Bran___
Provides:
Fiber
Vitamins
Minerals
11.When a product claims that it is “Whole
Wheat” or “Whole Grain”, it must use
the ENTIRE wheat kernel, or ALL
THREE parts.
12.Other products, like white bread and
rice, usually only use the
ENDOSPERM, which is the LEAST
beneficial part of the wheat kernel.
13.ENRICHED: some of the nutrients that
were lost in processing are added back
into the product.
14.FORTIFIED: 10% more of the Daily
Fiber
insoluble and not easily fermented
– promote bowel movements
– alleviate constipation
– found in grains and vegetables
DRI and Fiber
distinguish fibers by source
– dietary fibers: naturally in intact plants
– functional fibers: extracted from plants or
manufactured
– total fiber: sum of the 2
Carbohydrate Digestion
break down into glucose
– body is able to absorb and use
large starch molecules
– extensive breakdown
disaccharides
– broken once
monosaccharides
– don’t need to be broken down
Carbohydrate Digestion
begins in mouth
– chewing releases saliva
– enzyme amylase hydrolyzes starch to
polysaccharides and maltose
stomach
– no enzymes available to break down
starch
– acid does some breakdown
– fibers in starch provide feeling of fullness
small intestine
majority of carbohydrate digestion
takes place here
pancreatic amylase reduces carbs to
glucose chains or disaccharides
specific enzymes finish the job
maltase
maltose into 2 glucose
sucrase
sucrose into glucose and fructose
lactase
lactose into glucose and
galactose
large intestine
1-4 hours for sugars and starches to
be digested only fibers remain
attract water, which softens stool
bacteria ferment some fibers
water, gas, short-chain
fatty acids
(used for energy)
Carbohydrate Absorption
glucose can be absorbed in the mouth
majority absorbed in small intestine
– active transport
glucose and galactic
– facilitated diffusion
fructose
smaller rise in blood glucose
Lactose Intolerance
more lactose is consumed than can be
digested
– lactose molecules attract water
cause floating, abdominal discomfort,
diarrhea
– intestinal bacteria feed on undigested
lactose
produce acid and gas
Lactose Intolerance
age, damage, medication, diarrhea,
malnutrition
management requires dietary change
– 6 grams (1/2 cup) usually tolerable
– take in gradually
– hard cheeses & cottage cheese
– enzyme drops or tablets
lactose free diet is extremely difficult to
accomplish
Carbohydrate Metabolism
1/3 of body’s glycogen is stored in liver
– released as glucose to bloodstream
1. eat – intake glucose
2. liver condenses extra glucose to glycogen
3. blood glucose falls
4. liver hydrolyzes glycogen to glucose
Glycogen is bulky, so we store only so much:
short term energy supply
Fat is the long term energy supply.
Glucose for Energy
enzymes break apart glucose – yielding
energy
inadequate supply of carbohydrates
– ketone bodies (fat fragments) are an
alternate energy source during starvation
– excess ketones can lead to ketosis:
imbalance of acids in body
minimum of 50 – 100 grams of carbs/day
are needed to avoid ketosis
Glucose Homeostasis
maintaining an even balance of glucose is
controlled by insulin and glucagon
– insulin
moves glucose into the blood
– glucagon
brings glucose out of storage
maintaining balance
balanced meals at regular intervals
fiber and some fat slow the
digestive process down
glucose gets into the blood slow
and steady
1
Intestine
Maintaining
Blood
Glucose
Homeostasis
2
Pancreas
When a person eats,
blood glucose rises.
High blood glucose stimulates
the pancreas to release insulin.
Insulin
3
Insulin stimulates the uptake of glucose into cells
and storageas glycogen in the liver and muscles.
Insulin also stimulates the conversion of excess
glucose into fat for storage.
Liver
Fat cell
Muscle
Pancreas
4
As the body's cells use
glucose, blood levels decline.
5
Low blood glucose stimulates
the pancreas to release
glucagon into the bloodstream.
6
Glucagon stimulates liver
cells to break down glycogen
and release glucose into the
blood.a
Glucagon
Glucose
Insulin
Glucagon
Glycogen
s hormone epinephrine and other hormones
lucose out of storage.
Liver
7
Blood glucose begins to rise.
Imbalance
diabetes
– after food intake, blood glucose rises and
is not regulated because insulin is
inadequate
hypoglycemia
– blood glucose drops dramatically
too much insulin, activity, inadequate
food intake, illness
diet adjustment includes fiber-rich carbs
and protein
Glycemic Index
way of classifying
food according to
their ability to raise
blood glucose
much controversy
Sugar
½ comes from natural sources, ½ from
refined and added
– sucrose, corn syrup, honey
excess can lead to nutrient deficiencies
and tooth decay
– empty calories
– sugar and starch break down in the
mouth
Sugar
recommended intake
– added sugar = no more than 10% of energy
intake
Starch and Fiber
diet that includes starch, fiber and natural
sugars
– whole grains, vegetables, legumes, fruits
may protect against heart disease and
stroke
reduces the risk of type 2 diabetes
enhances the health of the large
intestine
can promote weight loss
Starch and Fiber
starch intake
– 45-65%
– 225 – 325 grams (DV is 300
grams)
– 900-1300 kcal/2000 kcal
– RDA is 130 grams
fiber intake
– Daily Value is 25 grams/2000
kcal
Groceries
grains: 1 serving = 15 grams
vegetables
– ½ cup starchy = 15 grams
– ½ cup nonstarchy = 5 grams
fruit: 1 serving = 15 grams
milk: 1 cup = 12 grams
meat: none or little
legumes: ½ cup = 15 grams
Artificial Sweeteners
help keep sugar and energy intake down
anything we eat has FDA approval
– saccharin
– aspartame
– acesulfame potassium
– sucralose
– neotame
Sugar Replacers
sugar alcohols
– provide bulk and sweetness
cookies, gum, candy, jelly
– do contain minimal kcal
– low glycemic response
absorbed slowly
– do not cause dental caries
Assignment
Taghreed Mahmoud
Sohila nabil hamed
Recommended text book
Manual dietetic book