Nutrition Carbohydrates and diabetes

Dietary carbohydrate digestion and absorption. As your tortilla enters into your small intestine, THIS ORGAN secretes enzymes to break starch down into disaccharides.

Pancreas

Dietary carbohydrate digestion and absorption. Very little carbohydrate from a bowl of rice remains by the time food reaches this part of the digestive tract.

Rectum and Anus

Which of the following beverages supplies the most vitamins and minerals compared to its calorie content?

8-ounce carton of low-fat (1%) chocolate milk

Carbohydrates typically comprise the larges proportion of total daily calorie intake. Choose the meals that contribute significantly to meeting carbohydrate needs.

Bowl of ice cream with fresh blueberries on top, bowl of chili with kidney beans, bowl of whole wheat pasta with red sauce.

Lactose intolerance and glucose intolerance are very different conditions that both deal with the body's ability to manage simple sugar. Drag each of the following into the appropriate box to classify these conditions as associated with either lactose intolerance or glucose intolerance.

Lactose intolerance: results in gas and bloating, can cause diarrhea, is a digestive disorder Glucose intolerance: may have a hormonal component, can result in elevated levels in the blood.

Dietary carbohydrate digestion and absorption. The soluble fiber from an apple is broken down or fermented in this digestive organ.

Large Intestine

One of the most common sources of HFCS in American diets is

Sweetened soft drinks.

Dietary carbohydrate digestion and absorption. If you eat a bowl of spaghetti, when it reaches THIS ORGAN, the acidic environment stops the activity of salivary amylase.

The Stomach

In between classes, you stop at a nearby convenience store to pick up a cold drink that will quench your thirst and fill your growling stomach. Immediately, you reach for your favorite cola, but the Jones Soda Co.® display, with its personalized labels, catches your eye. You notice that these sodas are made with no high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS). Instead, they contain pure cane sugar. You have heard news reports that liken HFCS to poison, but on the other hand, there are commercials saying HFCS is just the same as sugar. Is there a nutritional difference between the different types of added sugars? Answer the following questions about making a better beverage choice. High-fructose corn syrup is produced from corn by

an enzymatic process

Place the alternative sweetener term into each sentence to make it correct.

Chemically adding three chlorines to a sucrose molecule creates Sucralose, and you find this artificial sweetener marketed ion stores and restaurants as Splenda. The oldest alternative sweetener is Saccharin, which in North America is marketed as Sweet'N Low The sweetener that should not be used by people with PKU is Aspartame and it is marketed as Equal. The sweetener Acesulfame-K contains potassium and is marketed as Sunette

Dietary carbohydrate digestion and absorption. After sugars from a breakfast of cereal and milk are absorbed into the intestinal bloodstream, they are transported to this organ.

Liver

The case study description to appropriate diagnosis.

Metabolic Syndrome: -Waist circumference 34 inches fasting blood sugar 110mg/dl, HDL 45Mg/dl, blood pressure 135/90mmHg, female -Waist circumference 42 inches, fasting blood sugar 145mg/dl, triglycerides 200mg/dl, HDL 65mg/dl, blood pressure 132/92 mmHg, male Not Metabolic Syndrome: -Waist Circumference 44 inches, fasting blood sugar 95mg/dl, triglycerides 135mg/dl, HDL 30 mg/dl, blood pressure 120/80 mmHg, female -Waist circumference 29 inches, fasting blood sugar 78mg/dl, triglycerides 105mg/dl, HDL 35 mg/dl, blood pressure 110/90mmHg, male

Dietary carbohydrate digestion and absorption. If you place a cracker on your tongue, enzymes released from THIS GLAND begin starch digestion.

Salivary gland

Dietary carbohydrate digestion and absorption. The absorption of most of the nutrients and carbohydrate from a snack of granola and yogurt occurs in THIS ORGAN.

Small Intestines

The best way to reduce intake of HFCS is to

consume fewer highly processed foods.