Carbs
Known as the body's preferred source of energy.
Carbohydrates
The suffix "ose" such as sucrose indicates what?
sugar
All carbohydrates are broken down into _________ to be used as energy.
glucose
Who does the football team play this Friday?
Shadyside
Carbohydrates provide ________ calories per gram.
4
Disaccharides indicate how many sugar molecules
Two
The digestive organ that produces insulin
pancreas
What month of the year has 28 days?
All of them
The non-digestible part of food that helps supports bowel regularity and digestive health.
Fiber
___________ sugars include both natural and refined sugars.
Simple
Helps glucose enter the body's cells.
Insulin
What gets wet while drying?
A towel
Known as the healthier carb option that includes starches and fiber.
Complex carbohydrates
Polysaccharides indicate how many sugar molecules?
Many
Known as the stored form of glucose
Glycogen
Sugar consisting of one single sugar molecule is known as
Monosaccharides
When blood glucose levels are too high and someone is experiencing increased thirst, polyuria and blurred vision, they may be experiencing what?
Hyperglycemia
Feeling dizzy, shaky and sweating after skipping meals may be signs of what condition?
Hypoglycemia
When ketone bodies collect in the blood stream and become acidic causing damage to cells and organs this is called.
Ketosis
What gets bigger when more is taken away?
A hole