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Lecture 7 Flashcards

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Where is the microbiome most concentrated?

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intestines, particularly the large intestine

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What is a prebiotic?

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food for bacteria

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What is a probiotic?

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live organisms/bacteria

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What is a CHO?

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carbohydrate

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What are some types of carbs?

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  • starches
  • sugars
  • dietary fibre
  • glycogen
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What are the monosaccharides?

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  • glucose
  • fructose
  • galactose
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What is the feature of glucose?

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essential energy source

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What is the feature of fructose?

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sweetest

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What is the feature of galactose?

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rarely a monosaccharide

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What is maltose?

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  • disaccharide of glucose + glucose
  • used in germination
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What is sucrose?

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  • disaccharide of glucose + fructose
  • found in sugar and corn syrup
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What is lactose?

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  • disaccharide of glucose and galactose
  • found in dairy
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What is starch?

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  • storage of glycogen in plants
  • found in grains and legumes
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What is glycogen?

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  • Multi-branched polysaccharide of glucose
  • Main storage form of glucose in the body
  • Provides glucose during “fasting” state
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What is dietary fibre?

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  • edible parts of plants that are resistant to digestion and absorption with beneficial effects
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What is it called when bacteria break down food?

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What is the only food group with fibre?

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What are the benefits of dietary fibre?

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  • laxation
  • reduction in blood cholesterol
  • modulation of blood glucose
19
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What are non-starch polysaccharides?

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  • resistant starch
  • not broken down by enzymes in the small intestine
  • becomes dietary fibre in the large intestine
20
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What is the Burkit hypothesis?

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fibre is very important

21
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What type of dietary assessment method was used in the adult nutrition survey?

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24 hour recall

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