by Hamna Qasim | Dec 30, 2020 | Food & Nutrition, Self Care
Introduction to Energy Homeostasis and Energy Balance Remember, it’s a critical topic that forms the basis for our understanding of weight gain and obesity. So let’s start by looking a bit more into the regulation of food intake. The energy balance is the...
by Hamna Qasim | Nov 11, 2020 | Food & Nutrition, Self Care
Use of Fatty Acids As Fuel From triglycerides to fatty acids Whether you are in a fasted state or just consumed a heavy meal, most of the blood’s triglycerides are either VLDL or chylomicrons. The action of lipoprotein lipase bound to the wall of capillaries in the...
by Hamna Qasim | Oct 10, 2020 | Food & Nutrition, Self Care
Lipid Metabolism The Ultimate Info Here, we’ll look at how the body processes dietary fat. It is essential because we need to know what happens to dietary fat after consuming it to link it with the specific effects on the body. Therefore, we need to track it and...
by Hamna Qasim | Aug 16, 2020 | Food & Nutrition, Self Care
Now, what are carbohydrates? Is sugar a carbohydrate? Yep. What about starch? Well, starch is also part of the carbohydrates. Fibre? Fibre is also part of the carbohydrates, but a special kind, as we’ll see. We’ll start by looking at the chemistry of...
by Hamna Qasim | Jul 21, 2020 | Biological
Uses of Enzymes in Seed Germination Seeds grow into plants by germinating. This involves enzymes breaking the materials stored in the seed down to be used in the growth, energy, and building of cells. The seed contains stored substances such as: Starch The amylase...
