Exam 1 carbohydrates

Question 1

How are whole grains different from processed grains?

Answer 1

Whole grains have both the gran and the germ of the grain

Question 2

What five nutrients are put back into enriched grains

Answer 2

thiamin, niacin, riboflavin, iron and folic acid

Question 3

What two nutrients aren’t put back into enriched grains?

Answer 3

vitamins E and B6

Question 4

insoluble dietary fiber

Answer 4

Fiber that doesn’t dissolve in H2O and is less readily broken down by bacteria in the LI EX: wheat broccoli and celery

Question 5

Soluble dietary fiber

Answer 5

Fiber that dissolves in H2O or absorbs it and is readily broken down by intestinal microflora. EX:beans

Question 6

What are negative health impacts from inadequate fiber intake?

Answer 6

constipation

Question 7

homeostasis

Answer 7

internal stability

Question 8

What is wrong with the glycemic index?

Answer 8

we eat in meals, so knowing the GI for certain foods doesn’t tell us much about the rise in blood glucose that will occur

Question 9

Type 1 diabetes

Answer 9

Caused by autoimmune destruction of insulin.

Question 10

Risk factors of type 1

Answer 10

blindness and kidney failure

Question 11

Type 2 diabetes

Answer 11

Insulin deficiency

Question 12

Risk factors of type 2

Answer 12

heart disease