Carbohydrate

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Carbohydrates are separated into two categories:

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simple and complex

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simple carbohydrate?

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Are sugars that occur naturally in foods

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Define CARBOHYDRATE

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A large class of nutrients, including sugars, starch, and fibers, that function as the body’s primary source of energy.

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COMPLEX CARBOHYDRATES
(POLYSACCHARIDES)

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Long chains of many sugars,including starches and fibers.

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Glycogen

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Is the glucose stored in the body

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Glycogen is stored in two places in the body

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The liver and the muscles

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Ketone bodies

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When fat is burned for energy without any carbohydrates present, the process is incomplete and result in ketone bodies

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Ketosis

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Ketosis is when the body burns stored fat for energy

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Carbohydrates function

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Carbohydrate spares protein from being burned for energy.

Carbohydrates help the body to use fat efficiently

You need at least 100 to 150 grams of carbohydrate daily to spare protein

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Fiber

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Is a complex form of carbohydrate

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Fiber function

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Fiber promotes intestinal health
lowers cholesterol
and reduces type 2 diabetes risk.

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Whats the class of Simple carbohydrates (sugar)

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Simple carbohydrates include monosaccharides and disaccharides.

Monosaccharides are the building blocks of other carbohydrates.

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Monosaccharides simple sugars includes

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Glucose
Fructose
Galactose

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Fructose, the sweetest natural sugar, is also found in honey as well as in fruits.

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galactose, is almost always linked to glucose to make milk sugar, a
disaccharide.

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Disaccharide means the double sugars

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Disaccharide (simple sugar) includes

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Maltose
Lactose
sucrose

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lactose, is commonly called milk sugar because it occurs in milk.

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Sucrose extracted from sugar cane and sugar beets is made of two monosaccharides

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Fructose and glucose

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Added sugar

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Are sweeteners added to food during processing

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No

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High-fructose corn syrup

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Corn syrup treated with an enzyme that converts some of the glucose to fructose.

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Health issues resulting in too much sugar

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Dental carries
Diabetes
Obesity
Heart disease
Hypoglycemia
Hyperactivity in children

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Diabetes

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is a disorder in which the body does not metabolize carbohydrates properly.

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Insulin

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Insulin is a hormone that increases the movement of glucose from the bloodstream into the body’s cells, where it is used to produce energy

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Hypoglycemia

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Hypoglycemia refers to an abnormally low blood glucose level

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Lactose intolerance

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A condition caused by a deficiency of the enzyme lactase, resulting in symptoms such as diarrhea

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Complex carbohydrates (starch,fiber)

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Starch

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Starch is a storage form of glucose found in plants. Notes: Found in grains,legume,vegetables and some fruits

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The straight form of starch is called amylose, and the branched form is called amylopectin.

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Dietary fiber

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dietary fiber are polysaccharides found in plant foods that are not digested and absorbed.

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Soluble fiber

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Fibers that can dissolve in water

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Insoluble fiber u

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Dissolve in water but not to the extent soluble fiber does

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Health effect of fibers

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Heart disease Digestive disorders Colon cancer

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Fiber group food

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Bean Kidney Cornmeal Vegetables Carrots Lentils

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What is The building block of carbohydrates

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Monosaccharides