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In a person with type II diabetes, the blood sugar level remains high after a meal because - (answer)muscle and liver
cells do not receive a signal
In 2008 FDA approved a sweetener derived from a South African shrub called - (answer)Stevia
In the US the artificial sweetener _____ has been used for over 100 years - (answer)saccharin
The alternative sweetener that is made by combining the amino acids phenylalanine and aspartic acid is called -
(answer)aspartame
The alternative sweetener _____ is made by chemically modifying a sucrose molecule so it escapes digestion and
absorption - (answer)sucralose
After eating a meal, blood sugar levels - (answer)increase
After a late night, you overslept this morning and woke up late for class. In a rush to leave the house, you failed to eat
breakfast. A few hours later, with an empty stomach, your blood pressure drops. This prompts your pancreas to
release _____ to stimulate breakdown of glycogen in the liver into glucose. - (answer)glucagon
,After morning class, with your stomach growling, you stagger to the cafeteria and devour a large pasta entrée for
lunch. Following this meal, your blood sugar rises and the pancreas releases _____ in an attempt to shuttle blood
sugar into your cells. - (answer)insulin
You go to your next class, but because you're so full from lunch, you doze off. You awake to your classmate poking
you in the arm as you realize the teacher is calling your name to answer a question. With your heart racing, your body
now releases _____, which increases glycogen breakdown in the liver and raises your blood sugar. -
(answer)epinephrine
Nutritive sweeteners - (answer)sugar, corn syrup, polydextrose, maltodextrin, & sorbitol
Nonnutritive sweeteners - (answer)sucralose & Acesulfame-K
Contrary to popular belief, all of the alternative sweeteners approved for sale in the U.S. are safe for human
consumption and have never been proven to be carcinogenic (cancer-causing) in humans. Of the following alternative
sweeteners, which one is banned for sale in the U.S. because of controversial research that indicated the substance
caused bladder cancer in mice? - (answer)Cyclamate
Insulin does what? - (answer)allows cells to take in glucose
Individuals with type 1 diabetes - (answer)do not produce insulin
,Digestible carbs - (answer)amylose, amylopectin, glycogen
Indigestible carbs - (answer)cellulose, gums, pectins, and mucilages
Amylase does what? - (answer)begins breakdown of starch in mouth
Lactase does what? - (answer)breaks disaccharide into glucose and galactose
Maltase does what? - (answer)breaks disaccharide into two molecules of glucose
Sucrose does what? - (answer)breaks disaccharide into glucose and fructose
True of false: Because animals store glycogen in their muscles, meat, fish, and poultry are good sources of carbs
because you are eating the dead animal's stored glucose - (answer)False
If a diet does not provide adequate carbs to meet immediate energy needs, the body compensates by altering its
metabolism of other nutrients. Insufficient dietary carbs can lead to elevated levels of ketone bodies. Ketone bodies
are the byproducts of partial breakdown of - (answer)fat
, Fiber plays an important role in bowel health; a diet that is low in fiber leads to ____ stools - (answer)small, hard
A low-fiber diet and the lack of water in fecal matter can cause ______. - (answer)constipation
If excessive straining occurs during defecation, the anal veins can swell, causing _______ - (answer)hemorrhoids
High pressure inside the large intestine during bowel movements can cause small pouches called ______ to protrude
through the intestinal wall. - (answer)diverticula
When these pouches are painfully inflames, the condition is known as _____ - (answer)diverticulitis
If pouches in the large intestine exist without painful symptoms, the condition is known as _____ -
(answer)diverticulosis
Fiber increases satiety which does what? - (answer)helps produce weight loss
Fiber reduces cholesterol absorption and increases cholesterol excretion which - (answer)reduces cardiovascular
disease
Soluble fiber slows digestion and minimizes dramatic swings in blood glucose ans - (answer)improves diabetes
management
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In a person with type II diabetes, the blood sugar level remains high after a meal because - (answer)muscle and liver
cells do not receive a signal
In 2008 FDA approved a sweetener derived from a South African shrub called - (answer)Stevia
In the US the artificial sweetener _____ has been used for over 100 years - (answer)saccharin
The alternative sweetener that is made by combining the amino acids phenylalanine and aspartic acid is called -
(answer)aspartame
The alternative sweetener _____ is made by chemically modifying a sucrose molecule so it escapes digestion and
absorption - (answer)sucralose
After eating a meal, blood sugar levels - (answer)increase
After a late night, you overslept this morning and woke up late for class. In a rush to leave the house, you failed to eat
breakfast. A few hours later, with an empty stomach, your blood pressure drops. This prompts your pancreas to
release _____ to stimulate breakdown of glycogen in the liver into glucose. - (answer)glucagon
,After morning class, with your stomach growling, you stagger to the cafeteria and devour a large pasta entrée for
lunch. Following this meal, your blood sugar rises and the pancreas releases _____ in an attempt to shuttle blood
sugar into your cells. - (answer)insulin
You go to your next class, but because you're so full from lunch, you doze off. You awake to your classmate poking
you in the arm as you realize the teacher is calling your name to answer a question. With your heart racing, your body
now releases _____, which increases glycogen breakdown in the liver and raises your blood sugar. -
(answer)epinephrine
Nutritive sweeteners - (answer)sugar, corn syrup, polydextrose, maltodextrin, & sorbitol
Nonnutritive sweeteners - (answer)sucralose & Acesulfame-K
Contrary to popular belief, all of the alternative sweeteners approved for sale in the U.S. are safe for human
consumption and have never been proven to be carcinogenic (cancer-causing) in humans. Of the following alternative
sweeteners, which one is banned for sale in the U.S. because of controversial research that indicated the substance
caused bladder cancer in mice? - (answer)Cyclamate
Insulin does what? - (answer)allows cells to take in glucose
Individuals with type 1 diabetes - (answer)do not produce insulin
,Digestible carbs - (answer)amylose, amylopectin, glycogen
Indigestible carbs - (answer)cellulose, gums, pectins, and mucilages
Amylase does what? - (answer)begins breakdown of starch in mouth
Lactase does what? - (answer)breaks disaccharide into glucose and galactose
Maltase does what? - (answer)breaks disaccharide into two molecules of glucose
Sucrose does what? - (answer)breaks disaccharide into glucose and fructose
True of false: Because animals store glycogen in their muscles, meat, fish, and poultry are good sources of carbs
because you are eating the dead animal's stored glucose - (answer)False
If a diet does not provide adequate carbs to meet immediate energy needs, the body compensates by altering its
metabolism of other nutrients. Insufficient dietary carbs can lead to elevated levels of ketone bodies. Ketone bodies
are the byproducts of partial breakdown of - (answer)fat
, Fiber plays an important role in bowel health; a diet that is low in fiber leads to ____ stools - (answer)small, hard
A low-fiber diet and the lack of water in fecal matter can cause ______. - (answer)constipation
If excessive straining occurs during defecation, the anal veins can swell, causing _______ - (answer)hemorrhoids
High pressure inside the large intestine during bowel movements can cause small pouches called ______ to protrude
through the intestinal wall. - (answer)diverticula
When these pouches are painfully inflames, the condition is known as _____ - (answer)diverticulitis
If pouches in the large intestine exist without painful symptoms, the condition is known as _____ -
(answer)diverticulosis
Fiber increases satiety which does what? - (answer)helps produce weight loss
Fiber reduces cholesterol absorption and increases cholesterol excretion which - (answer)reduces cardiovascular
disease
Soluble fiber slows digestion and minimizes dramatic swings in blood glucose ans - (answer)improves diabetes
management
