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Carb hfunction hin hthe hbody h- hcorrect hanswers h-Main henergy hsource
Glycemic hIndex h- hcorrect hanswers h-ranking hfoods hbased hon hthe hrelative
hblood hglucose hresponse hobserved hafter hingesting hthem. h
High hglucose hresponse= hhigh hglycemic hindex
low hglucose hresponse= hlow hglycemic hindex.
Monosaccharides h- hcorrect hanswers h-glucose, hfructose, hgalactose
Disaccharides h- hcorrect hanswers h-sucrose, hlactose, hmaltose
Polysaccharides h- hcorrect hanswers h-thousands hof hmolecules hbound htogether-
starch, hglycogen, hfiber
Soluble hFiber h- hcorrect hanswers h-dissolves hor hswells hin hwater, hweight
hmanagement h(feeling hfull= hsatiety), hlowering hcholesterol, hand hhelps hcontrol
hblood hsugar hlevels h
, Foods-citrus, happles, hbananas, hoats, hbeans
Insoluble hFiber h- hcorrect hanswers h-does hnot hdissolve, hhelps hGI hhealth,
hprebiotic, hprotection hagainst hcolon hcancer
Foods-whole hgrain, hwheat hbran, hrice, hveggies
Insulin h- hcorrect hanswers h-hormone hsecreted hby hthe hpancreas hin horder hto
hunlock hcells hto hallow hglucose hin, hlowering hglucose hlevels. hIt his hsecreted
hwhen hblood hglucose hlevels hare htoo hhigh, habove h99
Glucagon h- hcorrect hanswers h-hormone hsecreted hat hthe hopposite htime hof
hinsulin hin horder hto hraise hglucose hlevels. hIt his hreleased hwhen hglucose hlevels
hare htoo hlow, hreleasing hglucose hfrom hthe hliver hinto hthe hbloodstream
Type hI hDiabetes h- hcorrect hanswers h-pancreas hcan hno hlonger hproduce hinsulin
Type hII hDiabetes h- hcorrect hanswers h-cells hdevelop ha hresistance hto hinsulin
Gluten h- hcorrect hanswers h-insoluble hprotein hcomposite h// hwheat, hrye, hand
hbarley-responsible hfor hthe helastic hconsistency hof hdough
Celiac hDisease h- hcorrect hanswers h-inherited hdisease h// himmune hsystem
hattacks hsmall hintestine hwhen hgluten his hingested
Normal hFasting hBlood hGlucose hLevels h- hcorrect hanswers h-normal h70-99
hmg/dl, hprediabetes h100-125 hmg/dl, hdiabetes hgreater hthan h126
Probiotic hVs. hPrebiotic h- hcorrect hanswers h-probiotic h(yogurt) hare hhealthy
hbacteria hthat haid hthe hGI htract hto hmove heverything halong, hwhere hprebiotics
h(honey) hare hmainly hfibers hthat hfeed hthe hprobiotic hbacteria
Lactose hIntolerance h- hcorrect hanswers h-lack hof hlactase, hthe henzyme hthat
hbreaks hdown hlactose hinto ha hmonosaccharide hin horder hto hbe habsorbed.
hSince hit his hnot hbroken hdown, hit his hmetabolized hby hthe hlarge hintestine,
hcausing hpain, hgas, hbloating, hand hdiscomfort
HDL hvs. hLDL h- hcorrect hanswers h-High hDensity hLipoprotein h(HDL)-good, hmore
hprotein, hremoves hcholesterol, hwant hlevels habove h60
Low hDensity hLipoprotein h(LDL)-bad, hmore hcholesterol hby hdropping hit hoff,
hdelivers hto hyour hcells
Saturated hFat h- hcorrect hanswers h-single hbonds h// hbagels, hmilkshakes, hcream
hcheese
Monounsaturated hFats h(MUFA) h- hcorrect hanswers h-one hdouble hbond h// hnuts,
havocados, hvegetable hoils
Carb hfunction hin hthe hbody h- hcorrect hanswers h-Main henergy hsource
Glycemic hIndex h- hcorrect hanswers h-ranking hfoods hbased hon hthe hrelative
hblood hglucose hresponse hobserved hafter hingesting hthem. h
High hglucose hresponse= hhigh hglycemic hindex
low hglucose hresponse= hlow hglycemic hindex.
Monosaccharides h- hcorrect hanswers h-glucose, hfructose, hgalactose
Disaccharides h- hcorrect hanswers h-sucrose, hlactose, hmaltose
Polysaccharides h- hcorrect hanswers h-thousands hof hmolecules hbound htogether-
starch, hglycogen, hfiber
Soluble hFiber h- hcorrect hanswers h-dissolves hor hswells hin hwater, hweight
hmanagement h(feeling hfull= hsatiety), hlowering hcholesterol, hand hhelps hcontrol
hblood hsugar hlevels h
, Foods-citrus, happles, hbananas, hoats, hbeans
Insoluble hFiber h- hcorrect hanswers h-does hnot hdissolve, hhelps hGI hhealth,
hprebiotic, hprotection hagainst hcolon hcancer
Foods-whole hgrain, hwheat hbran, hrice, hveggies
Insulin h- hcorrect hanswers h-hormone hsecreted hby hthe hpancreas hin horder hto
hunlock hcells hto hallow hglucose hin, hlowering hglucose hlevels. hIt his hsecreted
hwhen hblood hglucose hlevels hare htoo hhigh, habove h99
Glucagon h- hcorrect hanswers h-hormone hsecreted hat hthe hopposite htime hof
hinsulin hin horder hto hraise hglucose hlevels. hIt his hreleased hwhen hglucose hlevels
hare htoo hlow, hreleasing hglucose hfrom hthe hliver hinto hthe hbloodstream
Type hI hDiabetes h- hcorrect hanswers h-pancreas hcan hno hlonger hproduce hinsulin
Type hII hDiabetes h- hcorrect hanswers h-cells hdevelop ha hresistance hto hinsulin
Gluten h- hcorrect hanswers h-insoluble hprotein hcomposite h// hwheat, hrye, hand
hbarley-responsible hfor hthe helastic hconsistency hof hdough
Celiac hDisease h- hcorrect hanswers h-inherited hdisease h// himmune hsystem
hattacks hsmall hintestine hwhen hgluten his hingested
Normal hFasting hBlood hGlucose hLevels h- hcorrect hanswers h-normal h70-99
hmg/dl, hprediabetes h100-125 hmg/dl, hdiabetes hgreater hthan h126
Probiotic hVs. hPrebiotic h- hcorrect hanswers h-probiotic h(yogurt) hare hhealthy
hbacteria hthat haid hthe hGI htract hto hmove heverything halong, hwhere hprebiotics
h(honey) hare hmainly hfibers hthat hfeed hthe hprobiotic hbacteria
Lactose hIntolerance h- hcorrect hanswers h-lack hof hlactase, hthe henzyme hthat
hbreaks hdown hlactose hinto ha hmonosaccharide hin horder hto hbe habsorbed.
hSince hit his hnot hbroken hdown, hit his hmetabolized hby hthe hlarge hintestine,
hcausing hpain, hgas, hbloating, hand hdiscomfort
HDL hvs. hLDL h- hcorrect hanswers h-High hDensity hLipoprotein h(HDL)-good, hmore
hprotein, hremoves hcholesterol, hwant hlevels habove h60
Low hDensity hLipoprotein h(LDL)-bad, hmore hcholesterol hby hdropping hit hoff,
hdelivers hto hyour hcells
Saturated hFat h- hcorrect hanswers h-single hbonds h// hbagels, hmilkshakes, hcream
hcheese
Monounsaturated hFats h(MUFA) h- hcorrect hanswers h-one hdouble hbond h// hnuts,
havocados, hvegetable hoils
