NUT PCOS Wk 2

Question 1

What is the non-digestible material found in whole-grain cereals, fruits, vegetables, and legumes?

Answer 1

Fibre

Question 2

Do humans have the enzymes to digest fibres?

Answer 2

no

Question 3

The two main classes of fibres were based on what?

Answer 3

chemical characteristics that separated soluble from insoluble fibre

Question 4

The health benefits of fibre depend on two characteristics which are?

Answer 4

viscosity and fermentability

Question 5

Soluble fibres are loosely associated with what?

Answer 5

viscous fibres

Question 6

Insoluble fibres are loosely associated with what?

Answer 6

fermentable fibres

Question 7

what are the fibre products that are added to food products to increase the fibre content?

Answer 7

functional fibre

Question 8

What are the structural material in plant cell walls?

Answer 8

cellulose

Question 9

what often surrounds cellulose in plant cell walls?

Answer 9

hemicellulose

Question 10

what is the only non-carbohydrate fibre that forms the woody parts of plants?

Answer 10

lignin

Question 11

what is found in plant cell walls that form a sticky gel?

Answer 11

pectin

Question 12

what are products secreted in response to plant injury?

Answer 12

gums

Question 13

a specific polysaccharide fibre that naturally occurs in cell walls of some plants, bacteria, and fungi that has been linked with reducing cardiovascular disease

Answer 13

beta-glucans

Question 14

what are common fibre additives in foods marketed as high fibre?

Answer 14

flaxseed and psyllium

Question 15

what is the total fibre intake per day for men 50 or younger?

Answer 15

38 g/day

Question 16

what is the total fibre intake per day for men 51+?

Answer 16

30 g/day

Question 17

what is the total fibre intake per day for women 50 or younger?

Answer 17

25 g/day

Question 18

what is the total fibre intake per day for women 51+?

Answer 18

21 g/day

Question 19

what are the health benefits of fibre?

Answer 19

increases fecal mass and increases bowel movement frequency

Question 20

what are foods that have a beneficial effect on health beyond basic nutrition?

Answer 20

functional foods

Question 21

what are some eating patterns to tell patients with PCOS?

Answer 21

• encourage eating smaller amounts more often
• 5-6 small meals per day with an emphasis on fruits and vegetables

Question 22

what are the diets for patients with PCOS?

Answer 22

• Mediterranean diet
• DASH diet
• low GI diet

Question 23

what are some food sources for CoQ10?

Answer 23

oily fish, organ meats, whole grains

Question 24

what does CoQ10 do?

Answer 24

improves insulin sensitivity, dysglycemia, sex hormone levels, lipid parameters

Question 25

what type of supplementation has been suggested to improve the effects of increased androgen levels, insulin resistance, and lipid parameters?

Answer 25

zinc

Question 26

what supplementation seems to contribute to higher pregnancy and ovulation rates, lower androgens, and reduced early miscarriage rates

Answer 26

vitamin D