Posts Tagged ‘digestive system’

a. Neutral, acid and di-carboxylic are the only biochemical forms of amino acids, and each have separate carrier systems in the digestive system

b. Arachidonic acid (C22:6, omega3) may become critical if linoleic acid and alpha linolenic acid become dificient

c. The resting metabolic rate for a 77 kg women would be 1925 kcal and she would use approximately 602 kcal if she slept for 7,5 hours

d. The multiplication of bacteria in the gut that is fuelled by resistant starches produces propionic, butyric and acetic acid and raises the colonic pH

e. Beta-carotene scavenges single oxygen molecules and retinol in large amounts and could cause hair loss and double vision