Glycogen

relates to the female athlete triad. They should consume at least 50 to 60% of carbohydrates. It contributes to supplying energy to athletes while performing in high intensity workouts and sport performance and helps retain blood glucose and muscle glycogen. Dietary fat intake of 20 to 25% for athlete are good for producing hormones, providing nutrients to the blood, and maintaining tissue damage during exercise. For protein intake, they should consume at least 0.8 to 1.2 g/kg of protein of…

Maltose is a sweet carbohydrate. Carbohydrates are a source of energy for the body for example glucose and a store of energy. Building blocks for polysaccharides for example cellulose in plants and glycogen in the human body and components of other molecules for example DNA, RNA, glycolipids, glycoproteins and ATP. Arabinose is an aldopentose – a monosaccharide containing five carbon atoms, and including an aldehyde (CHO) functional group. The structure…

the body. It regulates the metabolism of carbohydrates, fats and protein by promoting the absorption of, especially, glucose from the blood into fat, liver and skeletal muscle cells. In these tissues the absorbed glucose is converted into either glycogen via glycogenesis or fats (triglycerides) via lipogenesis, or, in the case of the liver, into both. Glucose production and secretion by the liver is strongly inhibited by high concentrations of insulin in the blood. Circulating insulin also…

frequently than other people do. As several specialized sources report, bodybuilders need to eat six small meals in 24 hours, instead of the usual 3-4 traditional meals. As experts report, eating frequently enables muscles to store more carbohydrates and glycogen (a polysaccharide of glucose serving as…

low as well (Reed, N.A). Furthermore, HGH can inhibit the cellular utilization of glucose as an energy source, when used by endurance athletes it increases fat metabolism instead of CHO. HGH stimulates the catabolism of fats and the conversion of glycogen to glucose. Combined with the stimulation of Thyroxine (TSH) and HGH increase catabolism thereby the result is an additional supply of energy to the body. There are some other impacts of HGH which are negative. One of which is the…

Diabetes mellitus Everyone heard about diabetes, and we have one or more of our relatives suffering from this chronic disease. Diabetes is a condition when the level of sugar in the blood remains high. Who among us does not eat junk foods, sweets and drink soft drinks, and when we eat a little bit we craving for more. Do we ask ourselves is this healthy food? How many calories and sugar contain this food and drink? And do we know how much our body needs sugar per day? We should know the answer…

calcium from the bone. Some chelating reagent like EDTA (at pH 7.0 - 7.4) is neutral hence it requires longer time to carry out the process. 2. Degree of mineralization Some of the sample like mucopolysaccharides in new bone, calcifying cartilage or glycogen in some early osteoblast contain abundant mineral especially calcium. When undergoing decalcification, those samples require longer turnaround time. Q2： Have you identify any difference inside the tissues that were fixed by…

Thyroid Storm The hypothalamus, the anterior pituitary gland, and the thyroid gland all work together to regulate the thyroid hormones which in turn have a significant role in the regulation of the body’s metabolism and calcium balance (Pullen & Embrey, 2013, p. 14). When these components fail to maintain the appropriate balance of the thyroid hormones, the result can be either a hyperactive thyroid or a hypoactive thyroid. As a nurse, it is important to be able to identify patients who may be…

or 6 (LRP5 or LRP6). The protein disheveled (dvl) is phosphorylated and that allows it to dissociate B-catenin from the destruction complex. The destruction complex is composed of axin, adenomatous polyposis coli (APC), casein kinase la (CKla) and glycogen synthase kinase 3B…

The article, ‘The Bitter Truth About Sugar’ written by Dr. Robert H. Lustig in Dear Doctor gives awareness to people that the avalanche of sugar in the food supply causes them to get fatter and sicker. Dr Robert H. Lustig received his medical degree from Cornell University Medical College in 1980. After three years, he completed his pediatric residency at St. Louis Children’s Hospital in 1983, and his clinical fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco in 1984. He spent six years…