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Lab Nutrition Chapter on Carbohydrates

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What are carbohydrates made of?   Carbon, Hydrogen, and Oxygen  
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What percentage of a diet should be CHOs?   45-65%  
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What are the two types of CHOs?   Starches and sugars  
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Where does most of the energy on Earth come from?   The sun--photosynthesis  
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What is a monosaccharide?   simple single sugar  
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What are the three monosaccharides?   Glucose, fructose, and galactose  
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Why is glucose important?   All sugars must be converted to glucose to be used by the body  
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What is the sweetest monosaccharide?   Fructose  
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What is normal blood glucose?   70-105mg/dl  
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Where is fructose absorbed?   small intestine  
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In what sources can glucose be found?   fruit juices, hydrolysis of starch, cane sugar, maltose, lactose, sucrose  
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In what sources can fructose be found?   fruit, juices, honey, hydrolysis of sucrose from cane sugar  
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In what sources can galactose be found?   hydrolysis of lactose  
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What are the functions of CHOs?   Provide energy, brain function and focus, Protein Sparing Action, Antiketogenic Effect, CNS function  
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Where is glycogen stored?   Liver and skeletal muscle  
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Why do we have glycogen reserves?   they support urgent muscle responses and protect brain cells  
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What is the Protein Sparing Action?   protein will be used for energy only if CHOs are not available  
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What are ketones?   toxic acids that form as a result as a breakdown of fat  
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How do CHOs help with ketones?   CHOs break down ketones  
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What happens if CHOs are unavailable?   Ketoacidosis  
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When does ketoacidosis happen?   starvation, uncontrolled diabetes, and poor low-carb diets  
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What are the concerns of a high CHO diet?   decreased fat/protein intake will lead to deficiencies of essential fatty acids, vitamins, and minerals, as well as high blood sugar and diabetes  
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What are the concerns of a low CHO diet?   diet is lacking in fruits and vegetables, and the increase in protein results in extra work for the kidneys with complications  
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What are the two types of fiber?   Dietary and functional  
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What are the two types of dietary fiber?   Soluble and insoluble  
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Where can insoluble fiber be found?   materials inside a plant, stems/leaves of vegetables, coverings of seeds/grains, lignin  
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What are the functions of insoluble fiber?   satiety, increasing fecal bulk, promotion of peristalsis, regulate colon pressure, prevents constipation, combine with bile to prevent resorption, contribute to texture of foods  
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What is peristalsis?   Muscle movements that push the food through the digestive system  
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What are some sources of insoluble dietary fiber?   whole wheat bread, popcorn, pears, peanuts, apples, peas, bananas  
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What are the two kinds of soluble dietary fiber?   Pectin and gums  
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What is pectin?   A thick, sticky substance found in the cell walls of plants that binds to cholesterol to prevent absorption, slows gastric emptying, and prolongs satiety  
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What are the functions of soluble fiber?   binding with fatty acids, lowering LDL, reducing risk of heart disease, regulation of blood sugar, prolonging satiety  
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What are some sources of soluble dietary fiber?   oats, carrots, citrus fruits, apples, dried beans, barley  
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What is functional fiber?   a non-digestible polysaccharide that is either commercially made or extracted from natural sources but used in other ways  
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What are the health benefits of fiber?   increases fecal mass, holds water and bacteria, binds to fatty acids and cholesterol, low glycemic index, reduced work for the pancreas  
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What is the composition of sucrose?   glucose + fructose  
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Which disaccharide is "Table Sugar"?   sucrose  
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What is the most prevalent disaccharide?   sucrose  
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Which disaccharide accounts for 30% of Caloric intake in the American diet?   sucrose  
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What is the composition of lactose?   glucose + galactose  
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When is lactose formed?   during lactation  
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What is the least sweet disaccharide?   lactose  
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What is the composition of maltose?   glucose + glucose  
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What are the sources of sucrose?   sugar cane, sugar beet, carrots, pineapple  
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What is the source of lactose?   milk  
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What is the source of maltose?   starch digestion, malt, and germinating cereals  
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How are disaccharides used?   They are hydrolyzed to glucose, which is used as a source of fuel for cells  
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What are sugar alcohols?   substances that sweeten without adding Calories  
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What are complex CHOs?   polysaccharides  
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What is the most important polysaccharide?   starch  
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What is resistant starch?   starch that cannot be completely digested  
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What are the major sources of complex CHOs?   vegetables, legumes, potatoes, grains, pasta, rice  
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What is the stored form of polysaccharides?   glycogen  
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Where is glycogen stored?   the liver and skeletal muscles  
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What are dextrins?   intermediate products of starch breakdown that occurs constantly through digestion  
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What are oligosaccharides?   small portions of digested starch containing 3-10 molecules of glucose  
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What is the glycemic index?   a system of measuring the effect of food on blood glucose levels  
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What affects the glycemic index?   type of CHO, cooking method, food processing, other substances (such as fiber)  
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What is considered low GI?   less than 55  
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What is considered intermediate GI?   55-70  
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What is considered high GI?   greater than 70  
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What is the preferred energy source of the colon?   resistant starch  
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