Friday, January 29, 2016

Carbs



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Carbohydrates Video:

1.       Which of these has the least carbohydrates? Circle one
a.       Can of Soda
b.      Bowl of Rice
c.       Roll of Bread
d.      All pretty much the same

2.       True       or            False      Carbohydrates can be simple or complex.

3.       Glucose, Fructose, Sucrose, Maltose, Galactose and Lactose are all types of
a. carbohydrates
b. proteins
c. sugars
d. preservatives

4.       Simple carbs have…
a.       Two types of sugars strung together
b.      Monosaccharides
c.       Disaccharides
d.      All of the above
e.      B and C only

5.       True       or            False      Glycemic index is the amount that a particular food raises the sugar level in your blood.

6.       Foods with a high glycemic index will
a.       Give you a quick burst of energy
b.      Are considered very healthy
c.       Take a long time to digest
d.      Have a strong beta bond between the sugars

7.       Insulin is a hormone produced by our
a.       heart
b.      brain
c.       pancreas
d.      spleen



8.       Insulin travels through our blood stream, attaches to our blood cells and helps
a.       Our body convert sugar to energy
b.      Our lungs convert air into carbon dioxide
c.       Our hair and nails grow

9.       When your body is resistant to insulin the blood cells won’t let the insulin in, with no insulin in the blood cells the sugar stays in your blood causing you to have
a.       High blood sugar
b.      Low blood sugar


10.   When we eat our bodies digest the food giving us _____________________, this is our metabolism at work, if we eat foods that are high in sugar with chemical bonds that are easy to break down it can lead to metabolic __________________. Some of the effects of this condition are high blood _____________________, high _____________________ pressure, increased waist size, and type two __________________________. As much as 32% of the population in the __________________ ___________________ has metabolic syndrome.













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