What are carbs?
What two types are carbs classified as?
Simple or complex
Carbs spare proteins and prevent ____?
Ketoacidosis
Starch digestion begins in the mouth through the action of?
Salivary amylase
What alternative sweetener is sold as Sweet n' Low in the US and is 300 times sweeter than sucrose?
Saccharin
What lowers blood sugar by facilitating uptake or glucose cells?
Insulin
What are the types of simple carbs?
Monosaccharides and disaccharides
When carb intake is inadequate, the body turns to ____ ?
Gluconeogenesis
Where does most carb digestion take place?
Small intestine
What alternative sweetener is marketed as Sunette and Sweet One and is a Calorie-free sweetener 200 times sweeter than sugar?
Acesulfame-K
What raises blood glucose by causing the liver to convert its stored glycogen into glucose?
Glucagon
What are the complex carbs called?
Polysaccharides
What is the alternative fuel produced by ketosis called?
Ketones
What organ converts monosaccharides into glucose?
Liver
What alternative sweetener is called Equal and NutraSweet and is 180 times sweeter than sucrose?
Aspartame
True or False: Diabetes is a chronic disease in which the body can no longer regulate glucose.
True
What are the most common monosaccharides?
Glucose, fructose, and galactose
What do excessive ketones in the blood lead to?
Ketoacidosis
If there is no immediate demand for glucose, it is stored as glycogen in the ___ and ___?
Liver and muscles
What alternative is known as Splenda and is made from sucrose, but 600 times sweeter?
Sucralose
In type 1 diabetes, the body does not produce enough ___?
Insulin
What are the three disaccharides?
Lactose, maltose, and sucrose
What two energy sources do we mainly rely on?
Carbs and fats
What organ is fiber excreted from?
Large intestine
The last three alternative sweeteners are?
Neotame, stevia, and advantame
What happens in type 2 diabetes?
Cells become less responsive to insulin.