Symptoms Obesity manifests itself in an excessive amount of fatty tissue in the body. It represents a health, aesthetic, and psychosocial problem. Obesity is a risk factor for numerous diseases such as metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension, dyslipidemia, cardiovascular disease, cancer, hormonal disorders, fatty liver, and osteoarthritis. Causes Obesity is primarily a disease … Overweight: How To Lose Weight
Products Bee honey is available in grocery stores and from beekeepers, among other places. Medicinal honey ointments and honey pads are available in pharmacies and drugstores (e.g., Medihoney). Structure and properties Bee honey is a variable natural product formed by the honey bee. The bees take nectar from plants or honeydew and mix it with … Bee Honey
Products Chocolate is available in grocery stores and pastry stores, among other places, in numerous forms and varieties. Typical examples are chocolate bars, pralines, chocolate bars, chocolate Easter bunnies and hot chocolate drinks. Chocolate originated in Mexico (xocolatl) and made its way to Europe after the discovery of the Americas in the 16th century. Stem … Chocolate
Products Invertase is commercially available as a pure substance and in some countries as a dietary supplement. It is present in foods as a natural product or additive. Structure and properties Invertases are enzymes found in various living organisms. For use in food, it is usually extracted from yeast. Bees use invertase to make honey … Invertase
Products Fructose is available as a pure substance in pharmacies and drugstores. It is also present in countless products, foods and beverages mainly as a component of ordinary sugar (sucrose). Sucrose consists of one molecule each of fructose and glucose covalently bonded to each other and is broken down into its components in the intestine. … Fructose Health Benefits
Symptoms Possible symptoms of fructose malabsorption include: Abdominal pain, abdominal cramps Flatulence, bloating Diarrhea Constipation Gastroesophageal reflux (acid regurgitation), stomach burning. Nausea Causes The cause of discomfort is insufficient absorption of fructose (fruit sugar) from inside the intestine into the bloodstream. It enters the large intestine, where it is fermented by the bacteria of the … Fructose Malabsorption
Products Glucose is found in numerous medicines, medical devices, in dietary supplements, and in countless natural and processed foods (e.g., bread, pasta, candy, potatoes, rice, fruits). As a pure substance, it is available as a pharmacopoeia-grade powder in pharmacies and drugstores. Structure and properties D-glucose (C6H12O6, Mr = 180.16 g/mol) is a carbohydrate belonging to … Glucose
Definition The mole (symbol: mol) is the SI unit of quantity of substance. One mole of a substance contains exactly 6.022 140 76 × 1023 elementary units, for example, atoms, molecules, or ions. This number is called the Avogadro number: 6,022 140 76 × 1023. The Avogadro constant (Avogadro constant) NA, on the other hand, … Mol (Amount of Substance)
Products Glucose syrup is used as an excipient in pharmaceuticals. It is also used in many food products, such as gingerbread, marzipan, glacé and gummy sweets like gummy bears. Structure and properties Glucose syrup is an aqueous solution of a mixture of glucose, oligo- and polysaccharides obtained from starch by acid or enzymatic hydrolysis (with … Glucose Syrup
Definition Molecules are defined chemical compounds in which at least two, but usually more, atoms are covalently bonded together. Typical atoms in molecules are nonmetals such as carbon (C), hydrogen (H), oxygen (O), nitrogen (N), sulfur (S), phosphorus (P), and halogens (fluorine (F), chlorine (Cl), bromine (I), iodine (I)). Organic compounds contain carbon atoms. The … Molecules
Products Disaccharides are found in many foods and in pharmaceuticals. Pure disaccharides are available in pharmacies, for example. Structure and properties Disaccharides are carbohydrates consisting of two monosaccharides that are glycosidically linked. They are formed from two monosaccharides in a condensation reaction that releases water. Disaccharides occur as natural substances in plants, animals and fungi, … Disaccharides
Products Sucralose is commercially available in many countries in the form of drops (CandyS) and in processed products, among others. It was first approved in Canada in 1991 and is now available in the EU, the US and other countries (Splenda). It has been approved in many countries since 2006. Structure and properties Sucralose (C12H19Cl3O8, … Sucralose
