Ch. 4 NUTRITION

This replenishes your short-term energy supply. Now lets suppose that you have maxed our your short-term storage capacity and have to deal with the overflow. Your body will now store extra energy as ____.

fat

To store your blood glucose levels to normal, the hormone ____ starts to break down ____, which is stored in the liver.

glucagon, glycogen

What are the 3 monosaccharides ?

glucose galactose fructose

People store glucose as ____ , which is used for ____ energy.

glycogen, short-term

So, for your body to maintain homeostasis, the _____ hormone from the pancreas is going to store excess blood glucose as ____ in the liver.

insulin, glycogen

Here's scenario: you've missed lunch and you're away from home. you don't have enough money to run over to Sonic, so you have to wait to eat until you get back home. In the meantime, you're starving and your body has to fuel your energy demands until you can eat again. So right now, your blood glucose levels are ____, a condition called.

low, hypoglycemia

Which do you think would provide a slower release of glucose into the blood, a candy bar and soda or a peanut butter sandwich and a banana

peanut butter sandwich and banana

Someone with lactose intolerance has to eliminate all dairy products from their diet.

False

Glucose is abundant in your system now, a condition called

Hyperglycemia

Now, you finally arrive back home and you have some hefty portions of leftovers waiting for you so all you have to do is warm them up and EAT because by now you are famished. So you eat quickly and A LOT (because, remember that ____ hormone hasn't signaled to your brain that you're full so stop eating)

CCK

The recommendation for fiber intake is 25-38 g per day. If you need to increase your fiber intake, there are 3 recommendations to help you do this that will help alleviate any discomfort you may experience while making this dietary adjustment.

Drink plenty of water. obtain fiber from a variety of sources. Increase fiber in the diet gradually.

Tell me about insulin in Type II Diabetes.

Insulin is made by the pancreas, but cells just dont respond to it.

Tell me about insulin in Type I Diabetes.

Insulin is not made by the pancreas,so insulin must be provided in the form of an injection

A complex carbohydrate/low-fat diet helps with weight control by crowding out dietary fat and also making you feel full for a longer period of time.

True

For Type II Diabetes,obesity is a factor in about 90% of cases.

True

Glycogen is stored in the liver and is usually enough energy to last for up to one day.

True

Now lets suppose you didn't get to eat dinner like you had planned. You've already used up your short-term storage. your body now has to obtain energy from fats and proteins.

True

Plants store energy as starch.

True

The recommendation for daily sugar intake is 10% of total k cal. Most Americans, on average, consume way to much! Because of the link between sugar and tooth decay, what are the recommendations to prevent tooth decay?

brush and floss daily. rinse with water. limit snacking.

To avoid spikes of glucose in the blood, it is better to maintain a constant level. How can this be achieved?

by eating smaller meals more frequently