Carbohydrates Response Essay
1. The total amount of fiber that I consumed for the day was 39 grams.
2. The total amount of fiber recommended for my age group according to (Williams & Wilkins, 2013) is thirty-eight grams. I happened to be one gram above the fiber recommended daily intake for the age group of 19-50 years of age.
3. To increase an individual’s fiber intake I highly recommend simply replacing refined with whole grain products. One tip on getting more fiber into your daily diet is to try getting at least one serving of whole grain in every meal. Carbohydrates get a very bad rep because people assume that carbohydrates make you fat. The bad rep on carbohydrates may play a role in why the amount of fiber consumed in an individual’s diet is very …show more content…
The best way to explain the physiological process of blood glucose regulation is by summing up (Chang, Chiang, Saltiel, 2004). After a meal the digestive system begins to breakdown the food you have eaten. The carbohydrates are then broken down into a simple sugar called glucose. As the glucose is absorbed from your digestive system into your bloodstream, your blood sugar levels increase. The circulatory system then carry’s the glucose to muscle cells throughout your body where it is then used to generate energy. In order for this process to happen insulin needs to be present to trigger the event taken place. As the concentration of glucose in the bloodstream rises, your pancreas senses the increase, where it is then stimulated to release insulin into the bloodstream. The newly released insulin plays a key role in regulating the concentration of glucose in your blood known as glucose homeostasis. The insulin that is released into your bloodstream binds to receptor proteins. The binding triggers the auto phosphorylation of the intracellular domains. In return this phosphorylates specifically substrates signaling protein. This protein then phorylates other downhill signal proteins known as a signaling transduction cascade. The glucose in the blood stream then decreases after entering glucose transport proteins known as Glutes, which are located towards the cells surface. The glucose is now inside the cell where it is then metabolized to generate the energy in the form of
2. The total amount of fiber recommended for my age group according to (Williams & Wilkins, 2013) is thirty-eight grams. I happened to be one gram above the fiber recommended daily intake for the age group of 19-50 years of age.
3. To increase an individual’s fiber intake I highly recommend simply replacing refined with whole grain products. One tip on getting more fiber into your daily diet is to try getting at least one serving of whole grain in every meal. Carbohydrates get a very bad rep because people assume that carbohydrates make you fat. The bad rep on carbohydrates may play a role in why the amount of fiber consumed in an individual’s diet is very …show more content…
The best way to explain the physiological process of blood glucose regulation is by summing up (Chang, Chiang, Saltiel, 2004). After a meal the digestive system begins to breakdown the food you have eaten. The carbohydrates are then broken down into a simple sugar called glucose. As the glucose is absorbed from your digestive system into your bloodstream, your blood sugar levels increase. The circulatory system then carry’s the glucose to muscle cells throughout your body where it is then used to generate energy. In order for this process to happen insulin needs to be present to trigger the event taken place. As the concentration of glucose in the bloodstream rises, your pancreas senses the increase, where it is then stimulated to release insulin into the bloodstream. The newly released insulin plays a key role in regulating the concentration of glucose in your blood known as glucose homeostasis. The insulin that is released into your bloodstream binds to receptor proteins. The binding triggers the auto phosphorylation of the intracellular domains. In return this phosphorylates specifically substrates signaling protein. This protein then phorylates other downhill signal proteins known as a signaling transduction cascade. The glucose in the blood stream then decreases after entering glucose transport proteins known as Glutes, which are located towards the cells surface. The glucose is now inside the cell where it is then metabolized to generate the energy in the form of