"Carbs" Ahead
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