Carbohydrates

Question 0

Fibre important for what 2 things?

Answer 0

diverticulosis and haemorrhoids

Question 1

most abundant source of energy?

Answer 1

glucose

Question 2

fiber and colon cancer:

Answer 2

not protective

Question 3

Why have a low glycaemic index diet?

Answer 3

avoid high peak glucose levels, less insulin resistance

Question 4

what is dextrose?

Answer 4

Glucose

Question 5

Draw alpha D-glucopyranose

Answer 5

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Question 6

Which organs have glucose-6-pase?

Answer 6

liver and kidney to release free glucose

Question 7

Where is Glut 2?

Answer 7

liver and kidney

Question 8

what happens when liver is full with glycogen?

Answer 8

shunted into fatty acids

Question 9

glycogen reactive?

Answer 9

chemically inert

Question 10

what do you need to synthesize glycogen?

Answer 10

glucose-6-phosphate

Question 11

Glycogen response to adrenaline?

Answer 11

rapidly digested and mobilized

Question 12

What is Pompes Disease?

Answer 12

lysosomes engorged with glycogen because of lack of a-1,4-glucosidase

Question 13

What does cyclic AMP do in glycogen fasting/flight?

Answer 13

secondary messenger and a force multiplier

Question 14

Plant polysaccharides are what kind of glucose?

Answer 14

B1-4 linked D-glucose

Question 15

what is non-starch polysaccharides?

Answer 15

cellulose or fibre

Question 16

Changes over diet in last 5000 years

Answer 16

more sodium
more fat
not enough calcium/fibre

Question 17

Hypertension in hunter gatherers?

Answer 17

Nope

Question 18

white bread is mainly what part of wheat?

Answer 18

endosperm

Question 19

whole grain bread includes what part of wheat?

Answer 19

husk, bran

Question 20

what is beriberi?

Answer 20

thiamine deficiency

Question 21

fibre does what in stomach and small intestine?

Answer 21

slows in stomach

speeds up in small intestine

Question 22

dental caries when pH <_____

Answer 22

5.5 from sugars metabolised into acids by bacteria

Question 23

gut transit time better if faster or slow?

Answer 23

better is faster with fibre

Question 24

extra bulk of stool with added fibre is what?

Answer 24

water, fibre is hydrophilic

Question 25

diverticulosis and haemorrhoids rarely seen is stools are how many grams per day?

Answer 25

> 100 grams per day

Question 26

what does low glycaemic index mean?

Answer 26

carbs that break down slowly and release into bloodstream gradually