SAVED
File name .JPG
File alt. text
Image should be px wide x px tall.
Select Image
home - Nutrition - Proteins, Fats and Sugars - Sugars Written by Dr Sebastian Zeki

Sugars

Sugars Brush border Starch Salivary and pancreatic alpha amylase Disaccharides Disaccharidases at brush border Monosaccharides If can’t be absorbed then sugar undergoes fermentation to short chain fatty acids in colon Active and passive absorption Other sugars Written by Dr Sebastian Zeki

Related Stories

National Food Consumption Survey (NIPNOD 2018-2023): Results of Dietary Habits and Diet Quality Among Adolescents in Croatia

A systemic role of macrophage-derived BMP2/4 homolog Dpp in inhibiting sterol hormone synthesis under dietary stress

Ultra-processed foods contribute two thirds of energy intake and are associated with poorer nutrient profiles in New Zealand adolescents

Combined fat and sugar intake reshapes the tumor microenvironment through hypoxia and lipogenic pathways in breast cancer

12‑weeks fisetin supplementation and interval resistance with aerobic training: changes in Maresin‑1 and inflammatory markers in men with obesity: a randomized controlled trial