Digestion
This macronutrient begins chemical digestion in the oral cavity.
What are carbohydrates?
This fuel source is used exclusively by red blood cells.
What is glucose?
The most abundant type of dietary lipid.
What is triglyceride?
These are the building blocks of proteins.
What are amino acids?
This macronutrient contains 9kcals per gram.
What are lipids?
This chemical denatures proteins in the stomach.
What is hydrochloric acid?
This indigestible carbohydrate promotes bowel regularity and colon health.
What is insoluble fiber?
These fats are produced as a result of partial hydrogenation.
What are trans fats?
This element is only found in proteins.
What is nitrogen?
This macronutrient is used primarily during high intensity exercise.
What is glucose/carbohydrates?
This chemical emulsifies fats in the small intestine.
What is bile?
This highly branched storage form of carbohydrates found in the liver and muscles.
What is glycogen?
What is a polyunsaturated fat?
The phase of protein synthesis that occurs in the nucleus of the cell.
What is transcription?
The average amount of energy stored in human adipose tissue.
What is 100,000kcals?
What is the liver?
This dissacharide formed via the bond of two glucose molecules.
What is maltose?
These fats create the selective barrier in cell membranes.
What are phospholipids?
This term describes what happens when a protein loses its function due to heat or acid exposure.
What is denaturation?
The process of breaking down a molecule of glucose to produce energy.
What is glycolysis?
Long-chain fats are absorbed into these structures.
What are lymphatic vessels/lymph system?
The process of synthesizing glucose from non-carbohydrate sources.
These polyunsaturated lipids modulate inflammatory responses.
What are essential fatty acids?
The most abundant protein in the human body, forming the structure for our skin, tendons, ligaments, and bones.
What is collagen?
This substrate is used as a fuel source when the diet contains less than 50g of carbohydrates per day.
What are ketones?