Over the course of this class I have connected past nutrition knowledge with the knowledge I have obtained in biochemistry. Nutrition involves the study of vitamins, minerals and other nutrients the body needs to function properly. This includes the recommended amounts one should consume in their diet. The result of malnutrition or lack of these essential nutrients can result in things such as fatigue, anemia, free radicals, cancers, and disease to name a few. Nutrition teaches the importance of each nutrient and its effect on the body however, biochemistry explains, on a cellular level, how these nutrients physiologicaly perform in the body.
Carbohydrates for example, happens to be an energy source for the body. When carbohydrates are consumed, insulin is secreted by beta cells in the pancrease which allow cells to absorb glucose and use it as energy. When glucose levels are low alpha cells in the pancrease secrete glucagon to be used as energy. In reaction to this energy breakdown enzymes are generated. These reactions like other I have learned in biochemistry connect my past knowledge obtained in nutrition with current corresponding knowledge.
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