What are carbs?
What two types are carbs classified as?
Simple or complex
Starch digestion begins in the mouth through the action of?
Salivary amylase
When Feces and fibrous materials can get trapped in these pockets in the intestines, they become infected and inflamed. It is is a painful condition that must be treated with antibiotics or surgery.
What is diverticulitis
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
Some people do not have the enzyme Lactase and therefore have difficulty digesting what types of foods?
What are dairy products.
What raises blood glucose by causing the liver to convert its stored glycogen into glucose?
Glucagon
What are the complex carbs called?
Polysaccharides
This forms the support structures of plants it is the nondigestible part of plants that forms leaves, stems, and seeds. It is an important part of a healthy diet
What is fiber
What organ converts monosaccharides into glucose?
Liver
Insulin and glucagon are hormones secreted from this organ.
What is the pancreas?
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
This is the preferred type of energy for our bodies, especially for our brain,
What is glucose.
If there is no immediate demand for glucose, it is stored as glycogen in the ___ and ___?
Liver and muscles
The fiber that is manufactured and added to foods and fiber supplements is called
Functional fiber
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
. In healthy adults age 19 and older, the RDA for carbohydrate is?
What is 130 grams per day.
What happens to body cells in type 2 diabetes?
Cells become less responsive to insulin.