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dental carriers

"STOP" eating sticky carbs between meals to prevent

lactose intolerant

"WARNING" : People who are ... must obtain their calcium from milk alternates

diabetes mellitus

"WARNING": People with ... must regulate their sugar intake since their bodies lack, or cannot properly use, insulin to regulate blood glucose

hypoglycemia

"WARNING": People with ... need to avoid eating large amounts of sugar all at once

supplements

"YIELD": Do not depend on ... to make up for poor eating habits- i.e. inadequate food sources of nutrients, including fiber

refined sugars

A carbohydrate sweetener that has been separated from its original food source to be used as an additive is a

hormone

A chemical produced in the body and released into the blood stream to regulate body processes is a

insulin

A hormone that helps the body lower blood glucose level is

functional fibers

Fibers extracted from plants and prepared in a lab, such as a resistant starch produced when cereals and grains are processed, are

functional foods

Foods to which ingredients have been added to yield health benefits are

satiety

The feeling of fullness after eating is

fructose

The single sugar that occurs in fruits and honey

starch

The storage form of energy in plants is

maltose

The sugar found in in certain grains, or made of two glucose molecules that are bonded together, is

lactose

The sugar found in milk is

sucrose

The sugar used in recipes or at the table is

total fiber

The sum of dietary and functional fibers is

sugars (simple carbs)

All monosaccharides and disaccharides are collectively known as

monosaccharides

Carbohydrates composed of single sugar units are called

disaccharides

Carbohydrates composed of two sugar units are called

polysaccharides

Carbs made up of many sugar units are called

complex carbs

Carbs with larger, more intricate molecular structures, such as polysaccharides, are classified as

simple sugars (carbs)

Carbs with uncomplicated molecular structures, such as monosaccharides and disaccharides, are classified as

glycemic index

The measure of the speed at which carbs are digested, absorbed, and enter the blood stream is

carbohydrates

The nutrient that provides the body's main source of energy is

glucose

The single sugar that circulates in the bloodstream is

galactose

The single sugar that is found bonded to glucose is

dietary fibers

Non-digestible carbs and binders making up cell walls in plants are

glycogen

The body storage form of glucose is


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