Author Archive: Joseph Dixon
Great to have Dogs in Class – Feb 12, 2017
I love to have dogs in my class – even if they sleep through my lecture!
Proteins and Amino Acids – Chapter 5– Class 7 – Feb 7, 2017
Digestion of Protein in the Small Intestine – Proteins are degraded by a family of proteases that are secreted from the pancreas. The resulting amino acids are transported into the enterocytes using many different transporters. In general, the overall scheme is not all that different from the digestion of starch and the uptake of glucose.
Digestion and Introduction to Carbohydrate Metabolism. Class 4, Jan 26, 2017
More on DRIs – How good is the diet of students in the class? Dietary Assignment for 255 Class (Fall 2014); Joe Dixon, 11-10-15 version. This is data from the fall 2014 class! Roughly the same number of students: Data was Analyzed by Sex Female Students – 156; Male Students – 82 Data is expressed …
Where Does Energy Come From and How Is It Used? Class 3, Jan 24, 2017
You can read about this Energy Lecture in Chapters 26 and 27 of my book! The Unofficial Class Survey is Complete – This will inform you of the level and the backgrounds of your classmates! 50% of the class is populated by non-Biological Science majors! A great shock to me is that the greatest …
Dietary Reference Intakes- Where Do They Come From? Class 2, Jan 19, 2017
The Nutrient Balance Experiment – The Foundation of Nutrition People would die on long voyages due to Scurvy Why Britannia Ruled the Waves
How to cure obesity 
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