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ALL OF NUTRITION SCIENCE in 13 Minutes (No BS)
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Hi, you're a meat tube with opinions,
shoveling things into your body. And
wait, what the heck is going on here?
So, what exactly is nutrition? It's your
body extracting nutrients from food and
using them. And what are nutrients? The
stuff your body can make itself,
molecular building blocks. Okay, before
we talk about what these nutrients
actually do inside, you need to meet the
machines running your food factory.
First up is your mouth, your built-in
grinder. You're chopping food into
paste, while salivary enzymes start the
very first round of digestion. And PS,
if you don't chew properly, your stomach
absolutely hates you. And once the
grinding is done, then it enters the
stomach, your personal acid tank. This
is where proteins unfold, invaders get
wiped out, and everything turns into
usable mush. Basically, demolition phase
completed. And once demolition is done,
that mush slides into the small
intestine. Inside the small intestine,
the pancreas releases biochemical
scissors that cut carbs, fats, and
proteins into tiny absorbable pieces.
And then, welcome to the absorption
zone, the long winding pipe where
nutrients actually enter your body. This
works only because the walls are covered
with villy and microvilli, your
microscopic absorption carpet that
multiplies surface area hundreds of
times, just like the tiny loops on a
towel help it soak up more water. And
whatever does get absorbed, it goes
straight to the boss, the liver, the
command center for nutrients. Every
molecule reports here before entering
your bloodstream. And the liver decides
whether to burn it, store it, detox it,
or send it elsewhere. Moral of the
story, you're not what you eat, you're
what you absorb. All right, factory tour
over. Now, let's look at the inputs, the
macronutrients. These are your three big
boys. Carbs, fats, and proteins. Stuff
your body needs in large quantities,
unlike micronutrients, vitamins, and
minerals, which you only need in tiny
amounts, but we'll get to those later.
Carbohydrates first. They are your
body's preferred fuel. Every type of
carb you eat gets converted into the
same molecule, glucose. Once that
glucose shows up, your body has two
options: immediate energy or glycogen
storage. Your liver and muscles stash
[music] a little for later. But glycogen
tanks are tiny. Once they're full, any
extra glucose gets converted straight
into body fat. So, if every carb turns
into glucose, then why the
differentiation? It's all about how
they're built and how fast that glucose
enters your bloodstream. Simple carbs
are tiny chains. Your body digests
instantly. fast blood sugar spike, fast
crash, fast hunger. Whereas complex
carbs are long, tangled chains, slow
digestion, slow glucose release, smooth
energy, keeps you full for long. And
then there's fiber, a carb your body
can't digest, but your gut bacteria
munch on it to keep your gut healthy and
level up your poopy gain. Fiber also
slows down glucose absorption, which
helps prevent blood sugar spikes. Now,
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