Lactose

I had originally planned to meet Sachy, Alvaro, and Victoria at the Getty, however both these plans fell through as we all clearly have very poor organization skills. So on a breezy Sunday Morning I embarked on a solo mission to LACMA. Well not really because my mother was lovely enough to accompany me. When I initially woke up that morning, I was overcome with regret of waiting until the last weekend to get this assignment done. The whole ride there, the clouds threatened rain and my mother…

Practical Report (Determination of blood glucose levels and qualitative carbohydrate tests) Introduction: The term ‘’Carbohydrates’’ is defined as the carbon compounds which contains hydroxyl groups in large quantities (King, 2013). Carbohydrates are those organic compounds that have the empirical formula CnH2nOn, or (CH2O)n (Fromm 1997). Carbohydrates are one of the four types of organic compounds in living cells that are produces during photosynthesis and are the important source of…

We live in a day and age where people walk for miles to lose weight, while in developing countries, people walk for miles to find food, water, and other necessities needed to survive. In American society, many see obesity as one of the main challenges that we face as a nation, but what is commonly overshadowed are those that are malnourished for they live paycheck to paycheck, struggling to scrape by and make ends meet. About 795 million people in the world are currently starving, but even for a…

ODUCTION The Paleolithic period originated at the beginning of human life and continued until 10,000 B.C.E. During this time, humans lived in groups of twenty to thirty people and obtained their food by hunting and gathering. This form of food obtainment forced humans to travel frequently, which subsequently prevented permanent settlement. The reason for the transition from hunting and gathering to farming and domestication of animals remains unknown. However, there are several theories that…

microbial inhibition, but NNS can do very little such as, increase sweetness. NS are found in food: sucrose (a disaccharide containing glucose and fructose), glucose (monosaccharide), fructose (monosaccharide found in fruit, honey, and some vegetables), lactose (monosaccharide and less sweet than sucrose and found in dairy products), maltose (disaccharide made up of two glucose), and corn-based sweetener (glucose, fructose, or both) (Fitch & Keim, 2012). On labels, sugar is referred to…

to eat, I am going to be informed whether or not I should consume something that does not benefit me health-wise. Another way this affects my everyday life is when I eat with those who have dietary limitations (celiac disease, allergies, diabetes, lactose intolerance, etc.) I know what I should eat and surround them with or offer them things I know for sure they are able to…

α1-4 linkage, the body can break the linkage to use glucose as a source of energy. Cellulose is also form by glucose monomers but in a β linkage. Humans cannot metabolize cellulose because they do not have the enzyme to break that type of bond. In lactose intolerance, the person does not have the enzyme to break the cross bond that is formed in the disaccharide. Moreover, glycosaminoglycan forms a gel-like structure as part of cartilage absorbing the force of the impact and protecting the bones.…

Nevertheless, it’s not only the increasing newly diagnosed people with CD that are consumers of gluten-free foods. The Gluten-free food market is growing so rapidly that it’s estimated to surpass lactose-free and low-carb products and reach 6.2 billion USD by 2018. In Canada, about 10 million people prefer to eat gluten-free, which is almost a third of the entire population! The fascinating thing is that only 1% of those consumers have CD and 6% have…

Fact 1 Not All Sugars Are the Same People often think that the word “sugar” means table sugar. It does, but it also refers to many other types of sugars, too, including, fructose, galactose, glucose, lactose, maltose, and sucrose (the table sugar mentioned above). These sugars are found naturally in fruits, vegetables, and dairy products and in such foods as honey, molasses, and maple syrup. Sugars also are extracted from their sources to produce ingredients such as table sugar. This can include…

Aripiprazole is an atypical antipsychotic, second generation, indicated for schizophrenia and other psychoses, is an atypical antipsychotic drug approved by the FDA. The aripiprazole is an antipsychotic drug that works by changing the actions of chemicals in the brain. It is used to treat the symptoms of psychotic conditions such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, or with other medicines to treat major depressive disorder in adults. “Aripiprazole is also used to treat symptoms of…