Cellular respiration
What is the equation for cellular respiration?
What is C6H12O6 (glucose) + 6O2 (oxygen) →6CO2 (carbon dioxide) + 6H2O (water)
What are the 2 sugar alternatives the body will use?
What is fats and proteins
What is one parts of the body that i mentioned that could be affected by the consumption amount of glucose?
What is brain, eyes, liver, heart, nerves, feet/legs.
What are one of the lies that i mentioned?
What is all sugar is bad for you (or you should completely cut sugar out of your life or sugar is making you sick or a sugar free diet will help you loose weight)
What is one way you could maintain your sugar level?
What is limit sugar drinks (or find other sauces or cook from scratch or meal prep)
What are the 3 phases of cellular respiration?
What is glycolysis, krebs cycle (citric acid cycle) and electron transport chain (ETC).
What does excess glucose get turned into?
What is glycogen
How much more sugar could artificial sweeteners have compared to sugar?
What is 200 to 700 times
What type of sugar is better for you?
What is natural sugars
What are the 2 labels to look at on food products?
Nutritional label and ingredient label
What is the final electron accepter?
What is oxygen.
What takes sugar to cells for it to be metabolized?
What is insulin
What is the suggested sugar intake for men or women per day?
Women = 24 grams
Men = 36 grams
What is the first alternative choice to carbohydrates for energy?
What is fats
What can you control if you cook your own meals?
What is the type of meat (or what you eat or what sauce or the amount of vegetables)
What drops electrons into the electron complexes in the electron transport chain?
What is electron carriers (NADH and FADH2)
Where does glycogen store excess glucose?
What is the liver and muscle cells
What percent of your daily intake is in a Soda/energy/sports drinks
What is ~40%
What "mode" could your body enter if you are on a sugar free diet?
What is starvation mode
What type of food helps you feel full longer?
What is nutritious foods
What is Acetyl-CoA
What happens if we become insulin resistant?
What is glucose being left in the bloodstream (or nerve damage)?
Our body breaks down carbohydrates into _______________.
What is monosaccharides
What is an important function of fat in the human body?
What is maintaining hormones
The amount of sugar for 1 tablespoon of ketchup
What is 1 teaspoon (4-5 grams)