Bio CH 4 pearson

The minimum amount of carbohydrates needed daily is _____ grams.

130

Carbohydrates provide ____ kilocalories per gram.

4

The Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Range (AMDR) recommendation is that _____ percent of an adult's total daily energy intake should come from carbohydrate.

45 to 65

If a food contains 25 grams of carbohydrate and 200 kilocalories per serving, what percent of the kilocalories in this food come from carbohydrate?

50 percent Sucrose is a _____.-disaccharide

Which of the following can help someone who is lactose intolerant enjoy dairy products?

Drinking lactose reduced mil, Consuming small amounts of dairy throughout the day Consuming breakfast cereal with yogurt instead of milk

What hormone, released from the pancreas in response to a low blood glucose level, acts to raise blood glucose back to normal?

Glucagon

_____ is the storage form of glucose in the body.

Glycogen

What hormone is needed to move glucose (obtained from the food consumed) from the blood into the body's cells?

Insulin

Which of the following is an example of a complex carbohydrate?

Starch Fiber Glycogen

Where in the body are disaccharides digested and absorbed?

The small intestine

Which of the following types of grains provide the most micronutrients and dietary fiber?

Whole grains

The disaccharide lactose (milk sugar) is composed of ________.

a molecule of glucose and a molecule of galactose

People with the inherited disorder known as phenylketonuria (PKU) are unable to metabolize which of the following sweeteners?

aspartame (NutraSweet or Equal)

The small bulging pouches that are sometimes found along the intestinal lining are called _____.

diverticula

Which of the following nutrients are added to enriched grains?

folic acid, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, and iron

The hormone that directs the breakdown of glycogen into glucose is _____.

glucagon

The process of making glucose from noncarbohydrate sources is called ________.

gluconeogenesis

The most abundant carbohydrate in nature is ________.

glucose

Which of the following provides at least one serving of a whole

grain food?-three fourths cup of cooked oatmeal with fat-free milk

Dietary fiber is associated with a reduced risk for________.

heart disease certain cancers constipation, diverticulosis, and diverticulitis

People with a deficiency of the enzyme lactase cannot properly digest ________.

lactose (milk sugar)

Which of the following behaviors can help reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes?

limiting added sugar eating a balanced, high fiber, healthy diet exercising regularly exercising regularly and eating a balanced, high fiber, healthy diet

Eating foods high in soluble fiber may help to reduce high blood cholesterol levels. The best source of soluble fiber is _____.

oatmeal

Which of the following foods contains the least amount of fiber?

one serving of meat

The autoimmune disease that destroys the insulin

producing cells in the pancreas is called ______________ .-type 1 diabetes

Reducing the consumption of _______ will have the biggest impact on decreasing the amount of added sugars that Americans consume.

sodas, energy drinks, and sports drinks