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Amyloid
* All amyloids have a similar ultrastructure.
* are proteins that can attack different parts of the body
  - starchs
* infiltrates cause organ damage resulting in failure as in the nephrotic renal syndrome.
* is sugar
* protect the silkmoth oocyte and embryo.

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Beta amyloid
* accumulates extracellularly - seen in other pathologies as well.
* causes in vivo oxidative injury in the mouse cerebral cortex.
* grow between nerve cells, where they block communication and even kill cells.
* is an extracellular filamentous protein deposit found in the brain.

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Blood sugar
* Most blood sugar causes excretion
  - potassium excretion
* Some blood sugar contributes to health
  - overall health
* Some blood sugar increases concentration
  - sugar concentration
  - urination
  - leads to diabetes
* can continue to fall for several hours even after the exercise.
  - follow symptoms
* goes up after eating, but returns to normal range within one to two hours.
* is also lower in early pregnancy months, which contributes to stomach upsets
  - glucose
  - monitored at least four times daily
  - tested regularly each day
  - used by the body for energy
  - usually high in people with diabetes because they have become resistant to insulin
  - very important to everyone's brain and nervous system
* rises after a meal
  - and builds up in the blood
* tends to increase with age, accelerating aging by cross-linking with proteins.

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Brown sugar
* Most brown sugar is simply molasses added to white sugar.
* contains moisture and hardens when exposed to air.
* darkens the light fruits and gives a pronounced flavor to bland fruits.
* gives it a dark colour.
* has the tendency to lump and become hard.
* is basically refined sugar with added molasses
  - white sugar colored with a little molasses
* is made by adding molasses to white sugar
  - retaining much of the molasses during processing
  - spraying refined sugar with molasses
  - taking white sugar and stirring in either molasses or caramel coloring
  - only slightly higher in nutritional value than white sugar
  - produced by mixing granulated white sugar with molasses
* is simply sucrose with the addition of molasses and slightly lower caloric value
  - white sugar with a bit of fancy molasses to give texture and color
  - sucrose, just like white sugar
  - usually white sugar mixed with molasses or sprayed with caramel coloring
* is white sugar combined with molasses, which gives it a soft texture
  - flavored with molasses
* less processed sugar than white sugar.
* mixture of granulated sugar and molasses.
* results from mixing white sugar crystals with molasses.
* tends to clump because it contains more moisture than while granulated sugar
  - more moisture than white granulated sugar

Carbohydrate sugar
* Some carbohydrate sugar consists of fructose.
* leads to problems.

Cassava
* All cassava contains varying amounts of cyanide, a toxin that protects the plant from insects.
* are plants
  - roots
  - shrubs
  - vegetables

Castor sugar
* is granular sugar that is rather finer than ordinary sugar
  - known there as granulated sugar
  - powdered sugar
* term used in the UK for ultra fine sugar.

Corn sugar
* dextrose made from corn starch.
* is dextrose, preferred for beermaking but tradionally avoided by winemakers
  - primarily glucose

Cornstarch
* forms a hard, brittle gel.
* helps cut the oiliness of and adds silkiness to natural body butters.

Date sugar
* is made from dried, ground dates.
* powder made of dried, ground dates.
* refined, crystallized version, with a lighter flavor than date syrup.