Hank talks about the molecules that make up every living thing - carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins - and how we find them in our environment and in the food that we eat.

From the microbes in our stomachs to the ones on our teeth, we are homes to millions of unique and diverse communities which help our bodies function. Jessica Green and Karen Guillemin emphasize the importance of understanding the many...

One of the major processes in metabolism, involving the breakdown of large molecules to smaller ones with the release of energy.
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This video explores five fun facts about carbohydrates.

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This video provides a comprehensive overview of the human digestive system, including the two types of digestion (mechanical and chemical), the three basic food types (carbohydrates, proteins, and fats), and the enzymes involved in...

This video is a lecture presentation about digestive enzymes and how our bodies process the food we eat to extract important nutrients from it. The presenter explains the two types of digestion - mechanical and chemical, and focuses on...

In this lecture, I talk about nutrition, starting with the 6 vital nutrients and where you ind them and how your body deals with those nutrients.



I end the section by talking about Calories and metabolism. What determines how...

This video is about the role of digestive enzymes in the chemical breakdown of large, insoluble molecules in our food into smaller, soluble ones. The video focuses on the three main types of digestive enzymes - carbohydrase, protease,...

Now that we know about simple sugars, we need to know about how these polymerize to form long polysaccharide chains, like cellulose, starch, and glycogen. Check it out!

Learn about carbohydrates within the overall topic of organic chemistry.

Molecules make you think of chemistry, right? Well, they also are very important in biology too. In this video we are going to look at carbohydrates, proteins and lipids. When I say lipids, I am talking about fats and oils. Life...

The video explains the importance of carbohydrates in our diet. It discusses the two basic types of carbohydrates, simple and complex, and their chemical structures. The video also explains the role of carbohydrates as the body's main...