Which of your tongues taste receptors do sugary foods activate?
The sweet taste receptors
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Do fruits and vegetables have added sugar or natural sugar?
Natural
100
How many grams of sugar are in one teaspoon?
4 grams
100
What has more sugar: strawberries or watermelon?
Watermelon has 18 grams of sugar per serving while strawberries only have 7 grams.
100
Name at least one health risk associated with eating too much sugar
Heart disease, diabetes, obesity, tooth decay
200
True/False Your tongue's taste receptors send signals to your brain.
True
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What type of sugar is commonly found in fruits?
Fructose
200
According to the American Heart association, how much sugar should children consume a day?
They should only consume 12 grams of added sugar
200
1 bottle of 250 ml Coke or 1 small bottle of 300 ml Orange Juice?
Coke has 27 grams of sugar
OJ has 36 grams of sugar
200
When the sugar is absorbed in your small intestine, which organ does it go to next?
The liver
300
Which hormone is released by your brain when you eat sugar?
Dopamine
300
What is the difference between added sugar and natural sugar?
Natural sugar is what you will find in fruits, dairy, and vegetables. Added sugars are sugar that has been removed from their original source and added to foods as a sweetener or preservative.
300
How much sugar does the average American consume a day?
225 grams!
300
An apple or banana
Apple has 23 grams of sugar
Banana has 17 grams
300
What happens when there is too much stored sugar as fat in your liver?
The fat will move from your liver to your blood vessels, clogging them up and leading to heart disease.
400
What is dopamine?
It's a feel-good hormone. It controls the brain's reward and pleasure centers.
400
Name at least 4 types of sugar.
Honey, Glucose, Maltose, Lactose, Sucrose, Starch,
Dextrose, Corn Syrup, Raw Sugar, Fruit Juice
400
How much total sugar does the World Health Organization say that adults should consume? How much of that should be added sugar?
50 grams total, 25 grams added
400
1 6oz container of flavored yogurt or a Peanut Butter and Jelly sandwich on white bread?
Yogurt= 27 grams of sugar
Sandwich = 18 grams of sugar
400
What can you do to live a healthy lifestyle?
Eat a balanced and nutritious diet and have plenty of exercise.
500
How does sugar act like a drug?
Sugar releases dopamine, which makes you feel good, and the more sugar you eat, the more dopamine is released. The more dopamine which is released, the more your body craves it, wanting more sugar.
500
Why is added sugar worse than natural sugar?
Natural sugar has fiber that helps slow down its metabolism in your body. Added sugar does not have this fiber, so it is quickly converted and stored into fat in your body.
500
Even though, fruits are good for you, why should you not consume fruit juice even if both fruit juice and fruits have same amount of sugar? What about if the fruit juice does not have any added sugar, like apple and orange juice?
The sugar in fruit juice has been stripped of the beneficial fiber, which slows down the absorption of sugar in your body where it gets turned into fat. That's why it's best you should eat fruits rather than fruit juice.
500
1 Cinnabon cinnamon roll or 2 Eggo Waffles with 1 serving of syrup (2 tablespoons)
Cinnabon cinnamon roll = 55 grams of Sugar
Waffles = 35 grams of sugar
500
How can exercise help you get rid of excess sugar?
Exercise reduces the amount of sugar in your blood because it uses up the extra sugar as energy!