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macronutrients
fats, carbs, protein
micronutrients
vitamins, minerals
food calories
amount of energy required to raise the temp of one liter of water by one degree celsius
if all cells have proteins, carbs, and fats, why do we talk about muscles being protein, grains = carbs, fat cells = fats?
the ratio differs
general digestion overview
• mouth • esophagus • stomach • small intestine • large intestine • rectum
stomach
acidic, mixing, some protein breakdown
small intestine
where most digestion and absorption occurs, help from gallbladder and pancreatic enzymes
large intestine
stores waste before elimination, reabsorbs water and salts, absorbs water soluble vitamins
liver
makes bile
gallbladder
stores bile to be released in the small intestine
pancreas
creates enzymes to aid in digestion, and insulin/glucagon to regulate blood sugar
breakdown of carbs
mouth - enzymes in saliva stomach = enzymes inactivated small intestine - pancreatic enzymes - poly into mono and di
breakdown of proteins
stomach - acid and enzymes start breakdown small intestine - pancreatic enzymes continue digestion and absorption of amino acids
glycemic index
carbs that require little to no digestion (absorbed quickly in the beginning of small intestine) have a high glycemic index, spike blood sugar
bile - what is it, how does it aid digestion
helps break down large fat globules into smaller droplets that are easier for digestive enzymes to break down, made in liver, stored gallbladder
food desert
areas that lack access to fresh, healthy, affordable food area poverty rate = 20% urban - 33% 1 mile from store rural - 33% 10 miles from store
digestion of fats and oils
small intestine - bile emulsifies enables breakdown into fatty acids and cholesterol by enzymes, absorption
microbiome
collection of all microbes that naturally live on our bodies and inside us
how does our microbiome help us
discourage harmful bacteria - competition, natural antibiotics produces helpful substances - vitamin K
ratio of human cells to microbes
1;1
factors that influence microbiome during birth
mode of delivery - c-section babies don’t get same microbes as babies born from vaginal canal
factors that influence microbiome as infants
feeding, geograph location, family members, maternal diet
factors that influence microbiome during first few years of life
presence of pets/siblings,
factors that influence microbiome for rest of our lives
diet, host genetics, bile acids, oxygen levels, environment, antibiotics, immune response