Sentences with phrase «process plant carbohydrates»

While dogs can survive on meat alone, they can also process plant carbohydrates such as milled grain and potato starch.

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I thought that plant - based sources are amino - acid deficient and therefore must be eaten at the same time as it's complementary amino - acid protein source, and without this conscious planning, the incomplete protein food would simply be processed and utilized by our body as carbohydrate.

Technically, hardening - off is a physiological process that adds carbohydrate reserves to the plant and produces additional cuticle on the leaves, reducing water loss.

Plants convert carbon dioxide to oxygen during a process called photosynthesis, using both the carbon and the oxygen to construct carbohydrates.

Purdue University physicists are part of an international group using spinach to study the proteins involved in photosynthesis, the process by which plants convert the sun's energy into carbohydrates used to power cellular processes.

But whereas my ancestor got most of his carbohydrates (starches and sugars) and about one - third of his calories from plants, nuts and seeds, my carbohydrates and the majority of my calories were derived from processed foods and dairy products, including cereal, bread, cheese, ice cream and, yes, cookies.

Cortright and chemical engineer James Dumesic discovered in their university lab back in 2001 that by starting with water and various carbohydrates from plants — basically, carbon, hydrogen and oxygen compounds — and using catalysts, heat and pressure, they could start creating CO2 and hydrogen and then use that hydrogen to eliminate the oxygen as water (the process produces more water than it consumes).

Scientists assumed leaves at the top of a plant would be the best at turning higher levels of light into carbohydrates — through the process of photosynthesis — while the lower shaded leaves would be better at processing the low light levels that penetrate the plant's canopy of leaves.

Peering deep into these proteins, Fleming and his colleagues at the University of California at Berkeley and at Washington University in St. Louis have discovered the driving engine of a key step in photosynthesis, the process by which plants and some microorganisms convert water, carbon dioxide, and sunlight into oxygen and carbohydrates.

Such a system is also called an artificial leaf or solar - fuel generator because in many ways it mimics the process which plants use to convert sunlight and CO2 into oxygen and fuel (sugars, carbohydrates).

Diet: An endomorph body type would need to adopt a strict eating regime, whereby they remove the bulk of their carbohydrates (especially the white, processed ones) and enjoy more plant - based vegies, two low - sugar fruits per day, healthy fats (at least 60g per day) and plenty of lean proteins.

The shift from ketosis (hardly mentioned today on the Atkins diet) to net carbs allowed more vegetables and other plant - based carbohydrates into the plan (good) but also opened the floodgates for low - carb processed junk foods (not good).

The problem was, Atkins didn't make the proper distinction between the health benefits of «slow carbs» meaning those carbohydrates from plant sources that haven't been refined or processed and «fast carbs», which are high in starch and low in fiber.

Karl - Ketogenic diets by their nature are low in carbohydrates, and a whole food, plant based diet is high in carbohydrates, although very low or absent in processed carbohydrates like flours and added sugar.

This study looked at two diets: a carbohydrate rich diet (one rich in plant carbohydrates similar to fruits and vegetables humans consume) and pitted it against the Western, Standard American Diet (SAD)(think high in simple refined carbs, added sugars, and unhealthy fats — this is found in most all home cooked, grocery prepared, and restaurant meals as they use convenient processed ingredients).

I thought that plant - based sources are amino - acid deficient and therefore must be eaten at the same time as it's complementary amino - acid protein source, and without this conscious planning, the incomplete protein food would simply be processed and utilized by our body as carbohydrate.

Although genetic predisposition plays a role in PCOS, the diet and lifestyle factors that cause insulin resistance (high blood sugar) and type 2 diabetes also cause PCOS: a diet high in sugars and processed carbohydrates, lack of plant fiber, overeating, and lack of exercise.

When eaten as whole, minimally processed plant foods, both potatoes» and sweet potatoes» carbohydrates are relatively slow - burning.

I agree that Americans eat too much refined carbohydrates from processed foods but this can not be compared with healthful complex carbohydrates from whole plant foods.

I also need to point out that I am on a healthy plant based diet that contains barely any processed or junk foods, and minimal refined carbohydrates.

accumulating evidence that a key component of the NCD risk attributable to a «nutrition transition» in India may be a decrease in the whole plant food content of the Indian vegetarian dietary pattern due to replacement with foods with known dietary risk factors (ie, processed foods, fried foods, unrefined carbohydrates).

Whether this comes from a plant - based, low - carb, ketogenic, or a «Mediterranean» diet, we're not sure it really matters - just focus on eating real, whole foods that minimise the processing of both carbohydrates and fat.

To ensure that you always choose high quality carbohydrates, stick to natural, plant based sources and avoid processed products.

Wild or uncultivated plants provide about four times the fiber of commercial plants (13.3 grams of fiber per 100 grams versus 4.2 grams of fiber per 100 grams, respectively).4 Certainly, there are some benefits to switching from a standard Western diet to a paleo - type diet — highly processed foods, refined carbohydrates, fried foods, and fast foods are eliminated, and fresh fruits, vegetables, nuts, and seeds are encouraged.

In fact, it appears that for the most part of our evolution we subsided on very little relative carbohydrate content in general, apart from those found naturally in vegetables and other plant sources besides wheat, and therefore it makes sense for us to try and eliminate the «poor quality», processed wheat - based ones from our diet.

Whether or not this is the case for your cat, all cats can benefit from a protein - rich, low - carbohydrate diet because cats are obligate carnivores and have an extremely limited ability to digest and process plant materials.

It is important to remember, however, that the cat's body is not designed to process fibrous plant materials so be sure that any carbohydrates your cat eats come from highly digestible sources.

Since cats have historically survived by eating nothing but prey animals, their bodies have stopped producing many of the chemicals required to process high - carbohydrate plant foods, namely amylase.

This recipe doesn't contain much in the way of carbohydrates which is ideal for cats since they have a limited ability to digest and process plant products — it does contain some inulin and kelp as sources of dietary fiber, however.

You can also try feeding small amounts of raw pancreas, giving pancreatic glandular supplements, such as Pancreatrophin from Standard Process, or giving plant - derived digestive enzymes, which may be helpful if your dog has trouble digesting carbohydrates.

It is low carbohydrate, potato - and grain - free and doesn't include any processed plant proteins like glutens or extracted starches.

They note that the lignin plant structure that is left after cellulose and carbohydrates are taken can be burned to help fuel the conversion process, giving the whole operation a much better greenhouse gas advantage than simply fermenting corn.

This produces carbohydrates that the trees turn into sugars, to be burnt off in respiration or, by another chemical process, turned into new plant - matter.

Through the process of photosynthesis, chlorophyll in plants captures the sun's energy by converting carbon dioxide from the air and water from the ground into carbohydrates — complex compounds composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.

Scientists with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)'s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the University of California (UC) Berkeley have created a hybrid system of semiconducting nanowires and bacteria that mimics the natural photosynthetic process by which plants use the energy in sunlight to synthesize carbohydrates from carbon dioxide and water.

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