These form the bulk of your diet, accounting for 55 to 60% of your diet
What is Carbohydrates
100
Fructose, sucrose and galactose belong to this group of Carbohydrates
What are Monosaccharides
100
are made up of many monosaccharides joined together by glycosidic linkages
What are polysaccharides
100
This is the amount of energy you get from eating 1 Gram of Carbs
What is 4 calories of energy
100
This hormone (chemicals that tell other things to happen) tells the body to burn off glucose and fill up on the new glucose now in the blood.
What is insulin
200
This group of sugars can be broken up into two catagories: Monosaccharides and Disaccharides
What are the simple carbohydrates
200
composed of two monosaccharides. It is formed when two sugars are joined together and a molecule of water is removed.
What are disaccharides
200
These are the two main types of polysaccharides
What are Starch and Fiber
200
fats cannot be totally broken down without carbs. Incomplete breakdown of fats results in this
What is Ketone body formation (Ketosis)
200
The remaining glucose is turned into this, the storage form glucose.
What is Glycogen
300
Starch and Fibre are two examples of these kinds of carbs
What is complex carbs
300
This sugar is made up from Glucose and Galactose
What is Lactose
300
The storage form of energy in plants. Made from many glucose molecules joined together (corn, potatoes etc)
What is Starch
300
Allows you to spare your protein for cellular repair and function
What is eating carbs
300
these are sugars that occur naturally in foods
What are natural sugars
400
These are the three elements that make up carbohydrates
What is Carbon, oxygen, and Hydrogen
400
This sugar is made up from glucose and fructose and is commonly known as table sugar
What is sucrose
400
these make up the tough, fibrous cell walls of plants. They are found only in plant foods. We cannot digest them, but the bacteria found in our GI tract can
What is Fiber
400
This system breaks down poly and di saccahrides down into mono’s
What is the digestive system
400
sugars that have had additives added to it like the sugar found in soft drinks
What is refined sugars
500
These are the smallest of the carb molecules
What are monosaccharides
500
This sugar is made up of two molecules of Glucose
What is Maltose
500
There are two types, Soluble and Insoluble, depending on whether or not they can dissolve in water. Associated with reducing risk of cancer
What is Fiber
500
After being broken down into monosaccharides, carbs get transported to this organ where they are transformed into Glucose (if they aren't already)
What is the Liver
500
a concentrated source of a nutrient that can come in the form of a pill, liquid or powder form.