Keep it Simple
This disaccharide is composed of glucose and galactose and is commonly referred to as "milk sugar."
What is Lactose?
Low GI foods provide energy while also helping you feel this way for longer.
What is fuller?
The amount of carbohydrates for someone eating 2000 calories a day is. (in a percentage)
What is 45% to 65%?
Type 1 diabetes was previously known by this name because it often begins in childhood
What is Juvenile (child onset)Diabetes?
Celiac Disease is an immune reaction to this protein found in wheat, barley, and rye.
What is Gluten?
Known as "fruit sugar," this is the sweetest of all monosaccharides.
What is Fructose?
his index ranks how foods affect blood sugar in the two to three hours after eating.
What is the Glycemic Index?
One gram of carbohydrates yields this many calories of energy.
What type of diabetes is more common?
What is Type 2 Diabetes?
This fermented dairy product contains active cultures that make lactose easier to digest.
What is Yoghurt?
Also called dextrose, this is the only fuel source used by the brain and red blood cells.
What is glucose?
The digestible type of complex carbs.
What is Starches?
This is the minimum amount of carbohydrate grams needed daily to support brain function.
What is 130 grams?
Diabetes can occur when what organ fails to produce enough insulin?
What is the Pancreas?
Unlike Celiac Disease, this condition is a sensitivity that does not cause intestinal damage.
What is a gluten intolerance?
This monosaccharide is a product of milk digestion and is converted to glucose by the liver.
What is Galactose?
Between a bagel, spaghetti, and black beans, this food has the highest GI at 77
What is a bagel?
The body turns essential carbohydrate nutrients into this to provide energy to function.
What is glucose?
Type 1 diabetics require the daily administration of this hormone to survive.
What is Insulin?
Over time, the immune response from Celiac Disease damages the lining of this specific organ.
What is the small intestine?
These sugars, like high-fructose corn syrup, are unnecessary and provide calories without nutrients
What are added sugars?
Insoluble fiber is known for this primary health benefit, which involves promoting bowel health.
What is preventing constipation?
The chemical structure of a carbohydrate consists of a backbone made of this element.
What is Carbon?
In a healthy person, insulin binds to receptors to trigger the opening of these transporters in fat and muscle cells.
What is Glucose Channels (transporters)?
In Type 2 diabetes, there is plenty of insulin, but they do not work because the insulin receptors are in this state.
What is desensititzed?