Lecture 5: Carbohydrates

Question 1

Gluconeogenesis

Answer 1

occurs when a diet is deficient in carbohydrates, carbohydrates spare protein create new glucose from protein

Question 2

What are ketones

Answer 2

produced by the liver from fatty acids during periods of fasting or when there is no carbohydrate intake

Question 3

Insoluble vs. soluble fiber

Answer 3

soluble: dissolves in water, viscous, gel forming, fermentable. digested by intestinal bacteria

insoluble fiber: doesn’t dissolve in water, non viscous, can not be fermented by bacteria in the colon

Question 4

Type 1 diabetes

Answer 4

autoimmune disorder, hyperglycemia due to deficient insulin, requires daily administration of insulin, cause is not know

Question 5

Type 2 diabetes

Answer 5

preventable, insulin resistance, pancreas no longer secretes enough insulin, result of excess body weight, poor diet