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| sugars/sweetners added to foods during processing. Doesn't include natural sugars (milk & fruits) |
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| Monosaccharide, Disaccharide, Polysaccharide |
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| Complex. Fiber & starch (berries, grains) |
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| non viscous. holds water to bulk up contents in colon. |
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| dissolves in water, gel forming. helps feel full. |
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| peptide hormone. stores glucose in cells. stimulates liver to convert glucose->glycogen |
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| peptide hormone. releases glucose from cells. Stimulates liver to convert Glycogen->glucose |
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| building block of a carb. single sugar used as quick energy. a single glucose; a monosaccharide. |
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| composed of many chains of glucose; a polysaccharide |
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| pancreas stops making insulin. need insulin shots. onset at early age. |
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| pancreas makes insulin, but cells are unresponsive to insulin. Too much glucose, linked to obesity. |
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| inability to digest lactose as a result of the lack of the enyme lactase |
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| What enzymes digest Carbohydrates |
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Lactase-lactose
Maltase-maltose
Sucrase-sucrose
Amylase-starch |
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| What do carbs feed first in the body |
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| How are Carbs used in the body |
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| Glucose floats around blood stream. Fuels Body. Stored in Liver. |
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