Carbs Flashcards

1
Q

Carbs are polymers of

A

Simple sugar

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2
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True or false
Does carbohydrates form complexes with other macromolecules

A

True. They from complexes with proteins ( glycoproteins), lipids (glycolipid) and RNA (glycoRNA)

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3
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High fructose corn syrup

A

Lot less for the same sweet. More fructose than glucose and glucose is the prefer source of fuel. a lot of the cells cannot metabolize and so the liver will make F.A and not metabolize for energy

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4
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Is the sugar consumption increasing or decreasing. And what are the affects that are making this happen

A

It is increasing, what can affect this increase is that people are more sedentary, portion since are increasing. You can have the same sweet for less food. There is over consumption of food

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