Lecture 3 Flashcards

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1
Q

Where do we get our carbohydrates from?

A

All plant food

Milk

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2
Q

Energy is:

A

the capacity of a physical system to do work.

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3
Q

1000 calories=

A

1 Calorie = 1kcal

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4
Q

Canadians consumed the equivalent of:

A

12 teaspoons of

sugar and syrup daily in 2009.

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5
Q

Maltose is used in

A

beer production

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6
Q

Starches

A

Storage form of glucose in plants

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7
Q

Glycogen

A

Storage form of glucose in the body

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8
Q

Fiber Built from:

A

a variety of monosaccharides

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9
Q

Starch is the storage form of:

A

glucose.

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10
Q

Amylopectin is highly:

A

branched

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11
Q

Medium-starch potatoes are called:

A

all-purpose potatoes

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12
Q

Fiber is indigestible in:

A

the human small intestine.

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13
Q

Fiber is divided into 2 groups:

A

soluble and insoluble.

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14
Q

Soluble fibers are:

A

digested by bacteria in the large intestine

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15
Q

Insoluble fibers are:

A

not digested bacteria in the large intestine.

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16
Q

Lignin is latin for:

A

wood

17
Q

After a carb-rich meal, blood glucose levels quickly rise, leading to :

A

hyperglycemia.

18
Q

Without insulin, glucose will:

A

not enter cells.

19
Q

When you haven’t eaten for some time, your blood glucose levels

A

decline.

20
Q

Type 1 diabetes:

A

– Pancreas can no longer produce insulin

21
Q

• Type 1 diabetes cause:

A

• Autoimmune disease

22
Q

Type 2 Diabetes:

A

You cells become resistant or less responsive to insulin