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Monosaccharides

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Glucose
Fructose
Galactose

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Condensation

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A carbon on a monosaccharide bond with the oxygen of another –> release one molecule of H2O

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Hydrolysis

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The disaccharide bond breaks and require one molecule of water to complete the two monosaccharide

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Oligosaccharides

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3-10 monomeric units
i.e. Raffinose, Stachyose, Verbascose

Fructans (3-50 residues)

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Raffinose, Stachyose, Verbascose

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short-chain sugars of galactose, glucose & fructose.

- undigestable by endogenous enzymes
- fermented by large intestine bacteria
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Fructans

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  • fructose residues attached to single glucose
    • insignificant gut hydrolysis
    • fermented by large intestine bacteria
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Polysaccharides

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multiple sugar units

Starch (polymer of D-glucose)

- 2 forms amylose or amylopectin
- major carbohydrate in diet 
    - found in grains, vegetables, legumes

Glycogen
- Highly branched chains of glucose units
[ a 1-4 , a- 1-6 branching]
- Body’s storage form of carbohydrate

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amylose & amylopectin

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  • Starch granules – semi-crystaline insoluble in water, retarding digestion.
  • On heating with water semi-crystaline disrupted
  • Random conformation readily assessable
  • Cooling recrystalisation
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Glucose + glucose

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Maltose
α-1,4 glycosidic bond

Cellobiose
β-1,4 glycosidic bond

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Glucose + fructose

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Sucrose

α-1,5 glycosidic bond

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Rapidly digestible starch (RDS)

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  • found in freshly cooked starch foods

- Rapid digestion

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Slowly digestible starch (SDS)

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  • found in most raw cereals

- Slow digestion

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Type of starch

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Rapidly digestible starch (RDS)

Slowly digestible starch (SDS)

Resistant starch (RS)

  • Physically inaccessible
  • Resistant granules
  • Retrograded amylose
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Physically inaccessible resistant starch (RS)

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in raw potato/banana

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Resistant granules resistant starch (RS)

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Cooked potato cooled

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Retrograded amylose resistant starch (RS)

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Bread, cornflakes

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Resistant starch (RS)

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Partly milled grain/seeds

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Total Fiber =

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Dietary Fiber + Functional Fiber

  • Indigestible chains of monosaccharides
  • Nonstarch polysaccharides: long chains
  • Found in fruits, vegetables, grains, and legumes
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Fiber types

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[ i.e. cellulose, hemicellulose, pectins, gums, mucilages

Lignins, beta-Glucans, Chitin and Chitosan ]

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CHO function in body

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  • Digestion and absorption
  • Normal Use of Glucose
    • Using Glucose for Energy
    • Storing Glucose as Glycogen
  • Sparing Body Protein
  • Preventing Ketosis
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Carbohydrate Digestion and Absorption

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Mouth - Salivary amylase begins digestion of starch

Small intestine - Pancreatic amylase completes starch digestion / Brush border enzymes digest disaccharides

End products of carbohydrate digestion- Glucose, fructose, galactose –> Absorbed into bloodstream

Fibers are not digested- Fermented in gut or excreted in feaces

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Pre-stomach Digestion

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Salivary amylase : a 1-4 endoglycosidase
- to cleaves internal a1-4 glycosidic bond within a poly or oligosaccharide

Cannot attack a1-4 linkase close to 1-6 branch points.

Break into:
a Limit dextrins/ maltotriose/ maltose/ isomaltose

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Stomach Digestion

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  • Not much carbohydrate digestion
  • Acid and pepsin to unfold proteins
  • Ruminants have four stomachs with extensive microbial populations to breakdown and anaerobically ferment feed
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Small Intestine

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has Pancreatic enzymes: a-amylase

cleave amylose –> maltotriose & maltose
cleave amylopectin –> maltotriose & maltose & a Limit dextrins

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Break down of a- Limit dextrins involves enzymes:
``` [6] Glucoamylase (maltase) or a-dextrinase [twice] [4] --> a-dextrinase [3] --> maltase [2] --> sucrase [1 ] ```
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Alpha dextinase
cleaves 1,6-alpha glucosidic linkages
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Maltase
specifically removes a single glucose from the non- reducing end of a linear a1-4 glucose chain…breaking down maltose into glucose.
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Starches break down to glucose
Starches [α-amylase] --> α-dextrins [α-dextrinase] + Maltose [Maltase] + Glucose
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Sucrose break down to glucose
Sucrose [Invertase (Sucrase)] --> Fructose + Glucose
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Lactose break down to glucose
Lactose [Lactase] --> Galactose + Glucose
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Lactose intolerance
lack of lactase to hydrolysis lactose found in milk and break down in to glucose & galactose 75% adult population have lactose intolerance
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Sugar transporters
- GLUT5 - Facilitative (passive) transporters - GLUT2 - Facilitative (passive) transporters [move sugars from high to low conc] - SGLT1 – Active transporters - Na+/K+ -ATPase (work along with SGLT1)
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Transportation of sugars in enterocytes
Ability to transport >10kg/day glucose, galactose and fructose Rare genetic defects which prevents absorption of some sugars
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GLUT5
Fructose from Gut into membrane Facilitative (passive) transporters [move sugars from high to low conc]
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GLUT2
Fructose, glucose, galactose from gut cell into blood stream Facilitative (passive) transporters [move sugars from high to low conc]
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SGLT1
Glucose, galactose, Na+ from gut lumen into gut cell Active transporters [required to move all glucose from low to high concentrations to ensure complete absorption from the intestine] [Achieved by linking glucose transport to that pf sodium ie sodium moves down a strong concentration gradient carrying glucose with it up a concentration gradient]
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High blood glucose
Insulin release: - stimulate cells to take up glucose from blood - stimulate liver and muscle to store glucose as glycogen
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Low blood glucose
Glucagon release: - stimulate liver to make glucose from amino acid - stimulate liver to break down glycogen into glucose
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Insulin action
- Uptake and utilisation of glucose in muscle - Uptake and storage of glucose in liver and muscle which involves glucose transporters (e.g Glut4 in adipose tissue) & glycogenesis - Induction of lipogenesis - Protein uptake and biosynthesis in muscle
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Glucagon action
- Glucagon released in response to falling plasma glucose - Induces glycogenolysis - Break down glycogen from the liver into glucose - Induces gluconeogenesis in the liver and kidneys, to produce glucose from non- CHO precursors - Induce Lipolysis
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Gluconeogenesis
produce glucose from non- CHO precursors Protein breakdown in muscle & release of amino acids Using amino acid as substrate: Glutamine and alanine take up in liver and kidney for gluconeogenesis Or Lactate in Cori cycle Or Glycerol from Triglyceride breakdown
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Glycogenolysis
Glycogen breakdown from Muscle & liver CHO slide 38
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Lipolysis
Breakdown of triglycerides in adipose tissue Products: ~ Glycerol- glucogenic ~ Free fatty acids - not glucogenic, muscle fuel, ketone bodies
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Hyperglyceamia
- Blood sugar >10 mmol/ l - Common in diabetes - Sugar toxicity - Diabetic coma
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Hypoglycaemia
- Low blood sugar | - Brain has a requirement for glucose, but it can adapt to ketone bodies
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Symptoms of short term sugar starvation
Tiredness / Confusion/ Irritability / Sweating
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Diminishing Sugar Supply
Fatty acids - Main energy supply Gluconeogenesis- Amino acids/ Lactate/ Glycogen Ketogenesis- Liver/ Acetate/ Acetoacetate / hydroxybutyrate
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NDNS Adults aged 19-64 years (2003) | Mean intake CHO
275g/day (47.7% eng) men 203g/day (48.5% eng) women Cereals & cereal products (45% total CHO) Potatoes & savoury snacks (12% total CHO)
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COMA Nutritional Aspects Cardiovascular disease (1994)
Dietary eng derived from CHO increase to 55% total eng Complex CHO and sugars in fruits & vegetables restore eng deficit in fat reduction.
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COMA DRV (1991)
Non-milk extrinsic sugars 10% total eng Intrinsic & milk sugars & starch 37% total eng Total CHO 47% total energy
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Glycaemic Index Formula
the blood-glucose raising potential of CHO foods. Incremental area under blood glucose response curve of 50g CHO portion of test food expressed as % of response of 50g CHO portion from standard food taken by same subject (white bread). GI (%) = ( IAUC of glucose for test food / IAUC of glucose for reference food) X 100
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Moderating extrinsic sugar intake
- Use less added sugar - Limit soft drinks, sugary cereals, and candy - Choose fresh fruits or those canned in water or juice
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Strategies for Increasing Fiber Intake
- Grains, especially whole grains - Legumes - Vegetables
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Nutritive Sweeteners
- Natural v. refined | - Sugar alcohols
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Non-nutritive Sweeteners
- Saccharin - Aspartame - Acesulfame K - Sucralose - Other sweeteners
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Sugar and Children’s Behavior
In a study designed to determine whether or not sugar truly affects a child’s behavior, the results indicated that dietary sugar does not cause adverse behavior.
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Dental Health
Good dental hygiene, adequate fluoride, and proper nutrition help maintain healthy teeth. A well-balanced diet contains vitamins and minerals crucial for healthy bones and teeth.
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Dental caries and sugar
Population where total sugar
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COMA Panel recommendations on sugar
No evidence that intrinsic sugars or lactose in milk have adverse effects on health. Extrinsic sugars (not lactose) predominantly sucrose contribute significantly to dental caries
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Health benefits from apples.
Apples have a high pectin content, a soluble fiber known to be an effective GI regulator.
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Dietary fiber
consists of non- digestible carbohydrates and lignin that are intact and intrinsic in plants.
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Functional fiber
isolated, nondigestible carbohydrates that have beneficial physiological effects in humans.
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Metabolic effects of dietary fiber
High fibre diet associated with - Prevention of type 2 diabetes - Decreased inflammatory status - potential of cancer prevention - increase energy density/ bulking effects or fulling / - Regulate gut hormones Soluble fibre: - Decrease total & LDL cholesterol/ gastric emptying Insoluble fibre: - Increase insulin sensitivity / gut transit time
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Type 1 Diabetes mellitus
Uncontrolled blood sugar Auto immune disorder- Beta cells in pancreas are destroyed, Insulin production is knocked out Often childhood onset Management via insulin injections
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Type 2 diabetes mellitus
Beta cells overworked Insulin resistance - Chronic high exposure to insulin renders target cells unresponsive to its action Associated with high sugar intake, central adiposity and sedentary lifestyles
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