PURPOSE
We used chemical indicators to identify possible sugar, starch, protein, and lipids present within two common food items as well as the dead Anna Garcia’s stomach contents.
HYPOTHESIS
If Anna ate foods like pizza, ice cream, and Oreo cookies like she said on her food log, then her stomach contents should react with the chemical indicators for glucose, maybe starch due to the pizza.
INTRODUCTION
The experiment considers the types of macromolecules within each piece of food. Each type of particles provides energy to support and help the human body function, working with other types of nutrients “for growth, maintenance, and repair. Energy specifically “keeps our hearts pumping, our lungs respiration, our muscles working, and our bodies …show more content…
Fat are a crucial factor for the structure of membranes, cell communication, and hormone production. This stored fat can later be metabolized for times when food is scarce and our caloric requirements exceeds the amount of caloric intake (Nutrition Sense). There are two types of fats – saturated and unsaturated. While “small amounts of certain unsaturated fatty acids are essential in their diet . . . diets high in saturated fat, trans fat, and cholesterol may increase the risk of heart disease” or other problematic health conditions (Grosvenor, …show more content…
This means that blood sugar levels will rise quickly upon consumption. For diabetes, that means limiting these molecules so that they do not become hyperglycemic, and using them to bring their blood sugar levels up when they are hypoglycemic. Since Honey Nut Cheerios test positive for glucose, they could be used by diabetics to get their blood glucose levels up when they are getting low. On the other hand, proteins are not primarily used for energy – they are a primary structural component of tissues and act as messengers (hormones), and transport molecules – and take longer periods of time to be converted into any glucose that would change the level of blood sugar. Foods that primarily have sources of protein may be good for diabetics, as it provides them with nutrients and necessary calories, while keeping their blood sugar from spiking, since the metabolic rate of protein into glucose would be significantly slower than a food with glucose itself. An improvement in diet is crucial for diabetics. Typical meal plans include less than 30% of calories be from fat, 50-60 calories from carbohydrates, and 10-20% of their calories from protein (Adamec, 2011). Anna clearly wasn’t balancing these molecules, considering glucose (carbohydrate) was they only one out of the three to test positive. While taking these molecules along with lipids
We used chemical indicators to identify possible sugar, starch, protein, and lipids present within two common food items as well as the dead Anna Garcia’s stomach contents.
HYPOTHESIS
If Anna ate foods like pizza, ice cream, and Oreo cookies like she said on her food log, then her stomach contents should react with the chemical indicators for glucose, maybe starch due to the pizza.
INTRODUCTION
The experiment considers the types of macromolecules within each piece of food. Each type of particles provides energy to support and help the human body function, working with other types of nutrients “for growth, maintenance, and repair. Energy specifically “keeps our hearts pumping, our lungs respiration, our muscles working, and our bodies …show more content…
Fat are a crucial factor for the structure of membranes, cell communication, and hormone production. This stored fat can later be metabolized for times when food is scarce and our caloric requirements exceeds the amount of caloric intake (Nutrition Sense). There are two types of fats – saturated and unsaturated. While “small amounts of certain unsaturated fatty acids are essential in their diet . . . diets high in saturated fat, trans fat, and cholesterol may increase the risk of heart disease” or other problematic health conditions (Grosvenor, …show more content…
This means that blood sugar levels will rise quickly upon consumption. For diabetes, that means limiting these molecules so that they do not become hyperglycemic, and using them to bring their blood sugar levels up when they are hypoglycemic. Since Honey Nut Cheerios test positive for glucose, they could be used by diabetics to get their blood glucose levels up when they are getting low. On the other hand, proteins are not primarily used for energy – they are a primary structural component of tissues and act as messengers (hormones), and transport molecules – and take longer periods of time to be converted into any glucose that would change the level of blood sugar. Foods that primarily have sources of protein may be good for diabetics, as it provides them with nutrients and necessary calories, while keeping their blood sugar from spiking, since the metabolic rate of protein into glucose would be significantly slower than a food with glucose itself. An improvement in diet is crucial for diabetics. Typical meal plans include less than 30% of calories be from fat, 50-60 calories from carbohydrates, and 10-20% of their calories from protein (Adamec, 2011). Anna clearly wasn’t balancing these molecules, considering glucose (carbohydrate) was they only one out of the three to test positive. While taking these molecules along with lipids