chapter 6 Flashcards
true or False
fiber absorbs water like a sponge and helps food move through the large intestine
true
true or false
the us department of agriculture suggests a limit of ten tablespoons of sugar on a 2000 calorie diet
false
true or false
many fruits and vegetables naturally contain sugar
true
true or false
to stay healthy you should eat more simple carbs than complex
false
true or false
a starch is a carb with a more complex chemical structure than a sugar
true
true or false
the body cannot digest dietary fiber
true
true or false
carbs are the largest part of a healthy diet
true
true or false
photosynthesis is the green pigment in plants
false
true or false
to make glucose plants absorb water through the air
false
true or false
the most common monosaccharides found in food are glucose, fructose, lactose
false
what are the elements needed to build sugars
carbon, hydrogen, oxygen
3 carbs
sugars, fibers, starches
3 disaccahrides
sucrose, lactose, maltose
exapmples of foo with natural sugar
milk and fruit
health related characteristics of fiber
lower heart disease, stroke, hypertension, diabetes, obesity
activities powered by glucose
walking, thinking, breathing
sugar substitue
food additive that makes a food sweet like sugar
consequences of eating too much sugar
weight gain, obesity, type 2 diabetes, heart disease
artificial sweeteners
Aspartame, Acesulfame, Neotame, Saccharin,
Sucralose
foods with dietary fiber
fruits, beggies, whole grain, nuts, seeds, legume, beans, peas
how does a plant store glucose
in starch
eating too much sugar alcohol
osmote diareah and flatulence
monosaccahrides
glucose, fructose, galactose
disaccharides
fructose+glucose=sucrose
galactose+glucose=lactose
glucose+glucose=maltose
