Chapter 4

Question 1

Types of CHO

Answer 1

Simple CHO (sugars) and complex CHO or polysaccharides (fibre and starch)

Question 2

Canadians should get ___% of energy from CHO

Answer 2

55

Question 3

Daily fibre intake is ___g/day

Answer 3

25

Question 4

Benifits of fiber

Answer 4

lower blood cholesterol, show glucose absorption, hold moisture in stools, yield small, fat like molecules the colon can use for energy, lower risk of heart disease and diabetes

Question 5

How does CHO become sugars

Answer 5

Mouth digests through salivary amylase, small intestine digests by pancreatic amylase (starch turns into disaccharides) and enzymes (disaccharides turn into monosaccharides). Fiber travels unchanged into the colon. Glucose, fructose and galactose goes into the bloodstream to the liver, the liver converts galactose and fructose into glucose which is used as energy

Question 6

Type 1 Diabetes:

Answer 6

When the pancreas does not produce insulin

Question 7

Type 2 Diabetes:

Answer 7

When the pancreas produces insulin, but the cells stop accepting it

Question 8

Glycemic effect in food is

Answer 8

the extent to which foods elevate blood glucose compared to a glucose solution (like white bread)

Question 9

Lactose intolerance is caused by

Answer 9

insufficient lactase enzyme activity to digest lactose

Question 10

Why are artificial sweeteners “calorie free”

Answer 10

because they are very much sweeter than sugar, so very little is used adding up to a percentage of a calorie