Quiz 3 Flashcards
Both Insulin and resistance and beta-cell dysfunction are present in what condition?
Type 2 diabetes.
What is secreted by the beta cells?
Insulin
What is considered a high fibre food?
Vegetables particularly beans.
How does dietary fibre can help reduce blood cholesterol levels
By binding cholesterol and bile acid in the G.I. tract by blocking reabsorption of bile acids in the G.I. tract by inhibiting cholesterol synthesis in the liver
What is the well-documented health problems associated with excess sugar intake?
Dental caries
A protein is released into the blood several hours after the last meal and it stimulates the breakdown of glycogen what is being described
Glycagon released from the pancreas
Type one diabetes is?
The moon system destroys the pancreatic cells that produces insulin
Polysaccharide that can be digestible and hot food but indigestible on this food cools “what is being described
Resistant starch
What best describes the purpose of brush border enzymes
To breakdown oligosaccharides and disaccharides to monosaccharides such as fructose and glucose
Which is a good source of resistant starch
Chilled or cooked potatoes
indigestible carbohydrates is
Very good source of probiotics for microflora in the G.I. tract
What causes lactose intolerance
InAdequate production of the enzyme lactase
The difference between starch in soluble fibre is
Broken down by human digestive enzymes to glucose soluble fibre is broken down by bacteria in the large intestine to short chain fatty acid.
What is the condensation reaction between two monosaccharides
Glucose and galactose react to form water and the disaccharide lactose
What are oligosaccharides?
Carbohydrates containing 3 to 10 sugar unit
Which of the following sequences represents a monosaccharide followed by a disaccharide followed by a polysaccharide
Fructose sucrose starch
Which of the following nutrients is not added to enrich grains
Vitamin E