8345560460 | Carbohydrate Sources | grains, fruit/juices starchy vegetables, milk/yogurt | 0 | |
8345560461 | Grains | bread, pasta, rice, quinoa, oat, bran | 1 | |
8345560462 | Fruit/juices starchy vegetables | corn, peas, yams, potato | 2 | |
8345560463 | Carbs should make up about how much of your diet | 1/2 (even higher for an athlete) | 3 | |
8345560464 | Complex Carbs | longer lasting energy | 4 | |
8345560465 | Examples of complex carbs | starch (grains and starchy vegetables), high fiber foods (whole fruit, vegetables, beans, coarse beans, "whole wheat/grains") | 5 | |
8345560466 | Simple Carbs | quick energy | 6 | |
8345560467 | Examples of simple carbs | natural sugars in fruit and milk (fruit juice), added sugars (table sugar, honey) | 7 | |
8345560468 | You should watch portion sizes, especially when? | at night | 8 | |
8345560469 | You should choose what kind of carbs? | whole grain carbs (more nutrients) | 9 | |
8345560470 | When choosing carbs you should limit added what? | fat | 10 | |
8345560471 | One main role of carbs | energy for the body and best fuel for the brain | 11 | |
8345560472 | Almost all carbs are converted to what in the body? | glucose | 12 | |
8345560473 | What promotes digestion? | chewing | 13 | |
8345560474 | Which type of carb cannot be fully digested or absorbed? | fiber (provides little energy) | 14 | |
8345560475 | Fruit sugar | fructose | 15 | |
8345560476 | Table sugar | sucrose | 16 | |
8345560477 | Milk sugar | lactose | 17 | |
8345560478 | Most babies can digest what? | lactose (by adulthood many cannot) | 18 | |
8345560479 | Inability to digest milk is what? | lactose intolerance | 19 | |
8345560480 | What does lactose intolerance cause? | gas, bloating and stomach pain | 20 | |
8345560481 | What is a milk allergy? | reaction to milk protein | 21 | |
8345560482 | The enzyme lactase decreases with what? | age | 22 | |
8345560483 | How should you have milk if you are lactose intolerant? | small amounts | 23 | |
8345560484 | What are some low lactose foods? | yogurt and aged cheese | 24 | |
8345560485 | What are some alternative types of milk? | lactaid, soy, almond, and rice milk | 25 | |
8345560486 | Sugar causes the development of what? | tooth decay, NOT diabetes, hyperactivity in kids and heart disease | 26 | |
8345560487 | How does sugar cause tooth decay? | bacteria ferments on sticky carbohydrates, or a constant flow of carbs | 27 | |
8345560488 | Sugar = "empty calories" which equals? | no nutrients | 28 | |
8345560489 | You should cut the amount of sugar used in a recipe by how much? | by 1/2 | 29 | |
8345560490 | How many grams of sugar per serving should you look for in low sugar cereal | less than 5 grams per serving | 30 | |
8345560491 | What kind of drinks should be avoided when cutting back on sugar? | fruit drinks, soda, punch, "ade drinks" | 31 | |
8345560492 | "Ade means? | added sugar | 32 | |
8345560493 | Whole foods are? | original food products; not processed | 33 | |
8345560494 | Less processed foods have more of what? less of what? | more vitamins, minerals and fiber. less fat, sugar and salt | 34 | |
8345560495 | Can vitamins and minerals be added back to bread after factory refining? | some can | 35 | |
8345560496 | Can fiber be added back to bread after factory refining? | no | 36 | |
8345560497 | Bread with added vitamins and minerals is called | enriched | 37 | |
8345560498 | Enriched means | putting back what it originally had | 38 | |
8345560499 | Fortified means | adding something it never had | 39 | |
8345560500 | What kind of bread should be chosen? | "whole grain"/"whole wheat" | 40 | |
8345560501 | Insoluble fibers helps prevent what kind of problems? | GI problems (constipation) | 41 | |
8345560502 | Insoluble fiber is found where? | in fruit, vegetables, beans and grains (whole wheat crackers and cereal) | 42 | |
8345560503 | Soluble fiber helps? | lower cholesterol, helps control diabetes | 43 | |
8345560504 | Soluble fiber is found? | in fruit, vegetales, beans, and oats (oatmeal, cheerios) | 44 | |
8345560505 | How much fiber per day? | 21 grams/day | 45 | |
8345560506 | Foods high in fiber | rasberries, pear, apple banana, whole wheat spaghetti, barley, bran flakes, split peas, artichoke | 46 | |
8345560507 | Food low in fiber | ground meat, tofu, eggs, white bread, plain pasta, mayo margarin | 47 | |
8345560508 | Blood glucose | equals blood sugar | 48 | |
8345560509 | Glucose | unit of carbs that breakdown in the body, fuels brain and body | 49 | |
8345560510 | Use of glucose | immediate energy | 50 | |
8345560511 | Extra glucose is stored for reserve energy is called | glycogen | 51 | |
8345560512 | Excess glucose is stored as | stored as fat | 52 | |
8345560513 | Glycogen is stored where | in muscles and liver | 53 | |
8345560514 | A person can store up how much glycogen | Up to 1/2 day's work | 54 | |
8345560515 | Glycogen is | broken down easily to maintain normal blood sugar and provide energy | 55 | |
8345560516 | Our brain and body feel best when | when blood sugar(glucose) is stable | 56 | |
8345560517 | Blood glucose is regulated by what hormones? | insulin and glucagon | 57 | |
8345560518 | Insulin is released where? | in the pancreas when blood glucose is too high | 58 | |
8345560519 | Insulin does what? | sends glucose into our body cells to be stored for energy | 59 | |
8345560520 | Glucagon is released when and where? | its released by the pancreas when blood glucose is too low | 60 | |
8345560521 | Glucagon does what? | pulls glucose out if storage to supply energy | 61 | |
8345560522 | Balanced meals provide | they provide even blood sugar | 62 | |
8345560523 | Carbohydrates in terms of glucose | quick source of glucose/energy | 63 | |
8345560524 | Protein, fat and fiber in terms of glucose | slows glucose use so glucose last longer | 64 | |
8345560525 | When fasting | muscle is broken down for energy (you may feel weak and shaky) | 65 | |
8345560526 | How to treat type 1 diabetes | insulin doesn't exist so insulin injection or pump is necessary, diet, physical activity | 66 | |
8345560527 | How to treat type 2 diabetes | insulin doesn't work properly so diet and maybe oral meds are necessary, weight loss, physical activity, insulin | 67 | |
8345560528 | Risk factors of type 1 diabetes | genetic predisposition plus environmental factor | 68 | |
8345560529 | Risk factors of type 2 diabetes | genetic predisposition plus obesity, family history, aging | 69 | |
8345560530 | Artificial sweeteners such as saccharin, aspartame and stevia are considered what | they considered safe for consumption and are approved by the FDA | 70 |
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