Unit 2 carbs

Question 1

Carbs %

Answer 1

45-65%

Question 2

RDA for carbs

Answer 2

130g/day

Question 3

What matters most with carbs for controling blood sugar, the type of carb or amount of carb?

Answer 3

total amount of carbs (count them - CHO).

Question 4

one serving of carbs is how many grams?

Answer 4

15 grams = 1 carb serving

Question 5

What is the DRI for fibre?

Answer 5

25-35g of fibre/day

Question 6

what is PKU

Answer 6

affects amino acid metabolism
- liver enzyme phenylalanine is a protein that is missing or defective
- it’s used to convert essential amino acid phenylalanine to the amino acid tyrosine
- no breakdown means accumulation in blood and tissues = severe damage to developing brain
- metabolic pathway is also impaired so tyrosine can’t be made or tyrosine compounds like epi, skin pigment melanin and hormone thyronxine .
- must get tyrosine through diet

Question 7

What is the upper limit of fibre?

Answer 7

40g/day

Question 8

What is the sugar recommendation per day?

Answer 8

less than 10% of total calories/day

Question 9

What is the treatments for divertiulitus?

Answer 9

• Increase fiber intake
• Psyllium can help
• Maybe antibiotics
• Maybe pain control meds
• Maybe NPO then slow introduction of food
• Maybe surgery to remove that affected portion of colon