Exam #2: Carbohydrates

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Carbohydrates are the building blocks of other nutrients

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Energy of Carbohydrates is?

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Carbohydrates are broken down into simple and complex carbohydrates

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Which of the following are monosaccharides?

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Which act faster?

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What starts the metabolism of carbohydrates?

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Carbohydrates cannot be used immediately, unlike protein which can.

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Checkmark examples of monosaccharides

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Is also known as blood sugar or dextrose

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Which one is absorbed directly into the blood stream to elevate sugar quickly?

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Which one must be broken down in the small intestine?

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The body prefers ___ as the energy source for carbs

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Which one is broken down by the liver?

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Glucose is often stored as glycogen in muscles and liver, then is converted to fat.

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___secretes insulin which clears the blood stream

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Carbohydrates are?

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Carbohydrates is needed for brain function, but amino acids and fats can also supply the same thing, making it not as needed in the diet for some life stages.

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Complex carbohydrates are broken down in to sugar slower than simple carbohydrates

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Fiber is as nutrient that is beneficial to most animals

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The purpose of fiber is to?

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The benefits of higher fiber include:

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Is high or low fiber useful for pregnancy?

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Sucrose is broken down into glucose which goes the blood stream, and fructose which goes to the liver.

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Also known as fruit sugar

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Which is higher in fiber?

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Added to diet to stimulate growth of healthy bacteria in large intestine

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Cooking and grinding can help what digest easier?

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Where would changes to fiber occur?

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Which of the following is a complex carbohydrate?

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The definition of satiety is feeling full

Carbohydrate Quiz

Exam #2: Carbohydrates

Exam #2: Carbohydrates

Carbohydrates are the building blocks of other nutrients

Energy of Carbohydrates is?

Carbohydrates are broken down into simple and complex carbohydrates

Which of the following are monosaccharides?

Which act faster?

What starts the metabolism of carbohydrates?

Carbohydrates cannot be used immediately, unlike protein which can.

Checkmark examples of monosaccharides

Is also known as blood sugar or dextrose

Which one is absorbed directly into the blood stream to elevate sugar quickly?

Which one must be broken down in the small intestine?

The body prefers ___ as the energy source for carbs

Which one is broken down by the liver?

Glucose is often stored as glycogen in muscles and liver, then is converted to fat.

___secretes insulin which clears the blood stream

Carbohydrates are?

Carbohydrates is needed for brain function, but amino acids and fats can also supply the same thing, making it not as needed in the diet for some life stages.

Complex carbohydrates are broken down in to sugar slower than simple carbohydrates

Fiber is as nutrient that is beneficial to most animals