Salivary Amylase. Salivary amylase initiates the digestion of starches, one of the more complex forms of carbohydrate. Secreted in the saliva, salivary amylase breaks down long-chain and branched carbohydrates, known as amylose and amylopectin, into two- and three-molecule sugars called maltose. The individual subunits that make up maltose are glucose, your bodyâs primary fuel source.
Aspirin has many effects because it reduces the bodyâs production of prostaglandins, a hormone-like substance that acts in numerous ways. Reducing prostaglandins diminishes pain and fever and weakens plateletsâ ability to stick together and form clots.
With these data in mind, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends the use of aspirin (81 milligrams, mg) of baby aspirin every day, or 325 mg of one regular aspirin every other day) for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease or stroke when there's a ânet benefit, which I'll discuss a little later.