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| How many carbs min do you need for brain function? |
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| What form are carbs stored in the body? And where is it stored? |
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Glycogen
Liver and Muscles |
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| What is glycogen? what is it made of? |
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A carbs
multiple units of glucose |
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| What does the Nutrition Board recommend percent wise for daily intake of carbs? |
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| What are the 2 simple sugars? |
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-Monosaccharides
-Disaccharides |
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Most common forms in food are glucose, fructose, and galactose
basic unit of all carb structures |
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| What is sometimes referred to as blood sugar? |
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| glucose in the bloodstream |
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are made when 2 monosaccharides combine
sucrose, lactose, maltose (all contain glucose) |
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| What are the 2 main types of carbs? |
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| Complex carbs(aka what?) description and names of types? |
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aka Polysaccharides
single sugar units bonded together to form a chain
1. amylose
2. amylopectin
3. fiber |
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| 2 forms plants store carbs in? and what form? |
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-amylose
amylopectin
form of starch |
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| Amylose is what, composition? |
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a polysaccarides
long striaght chain of glucose unit, about 20% of digestion starch |
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| amylopectin is what and composition? |
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a long and highly branched chain
80% of digestible starches in diet
raise blood glucose much more rapidly then amylose |
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| What is the 3rd type of starch in plants but IS NOT digestible by humans? |
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| Major sites for storage of glycogen? |
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| Fiber is what? composition? description? |
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a polysaccaride
soluble and insoluble |
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| Insoluble fiber and example? |
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does NOT dissolve in H2O or easily metabolized
cellulose, hemicelluloses, lignan |
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| Soluble Fibers and example? |
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dissolve or swell when placed in H2O
pectin, gums, and mucilages
good for intestinal health |
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