Chapter 4 - Exam 2

true

viscous fiber is readily fermented

Highest starch content on myplate

grains

fiber is considered a

polysaccharide

nonfermentable fiber

Fiber not easily metabolized by intestinal bacteria

key nutrients provided by dairy products include

protein vitamin D potassium calcium

According to the food and nutrition board, carbohydrates should provide ___ to ___ of total calories in the diet

45-65

contain the highest percentage of calories from carbohydrates

dried fruit table sugar jam

You go to your next class, but because you're so full from lunch, you doze off. You awake to your classmate poking you in the arm as you realize the teacher is calling your name to answer a question. With your heart racing, your body now releases _______, which increases glycogen breakdown in the liver and raises your blood sugar.

epinephrine

soluble fiber

fermented by bacteria in the large intestine

What is the difference between functional fiber and dietary fiber

functional fiber has been added to foods for its beneficial health effects, dietary fiber is naturally present in foods

The type of diabetes that may occur during pregnancy is called gestational diabetes. Women with this type of diabetes are at increased risk for developing type 2 diabetes later in life.

gestational diabetes

After a late night, you overslept this morning and woke up late for class. In a rush to leave the house, you failed to eat breakfast. A few hours later, with an empty stomach, your blood glucose drops. This prompts your pancreas to release _____ to stimulate breakdown of glycogen in the liver into glucose.

glucagon

After morning class, with your stomach growling, you stagger to the cafeteria and devour a large pasta entree for lunch. Following this meal, your blood sugar rises and the pancreas releases _____ in an attempt to shuttle blood sugar into your cells

insulin

The 2010 guidelines recommend that _____ of our grains come from whole grains

1/2

If the amount of fiber recommended for a 2,000-kcal diet on the food label is 25 grams per day, what percent Daily Value (%DV) for fiber does one serving of these almonds provide?

12%

Diabetes is a disease of improper glucose regulation that results in more than 230,000 deaths per year in North America. The majority of people with diabetes in North America have ____________ (formerly called ____________ -dependent or ____________ -onset diabetes). This type of diabetes is characterized by ____________ .

Diabetes is a disease of improper glucose regulation that results in more than 230,000 deaths per year in North America. The majority of people with diabetes in North America have type 2 diabetes (formerly called noninsulin-dependent or adult-onset diabetes). This type of diabetes is characterized by insulin resistance.

insoluble fiber

Fibers that are not readily dissolved in water and easily metabolized by intestinal bacteria

true

Functional fiber must show beneficial effects in humans, whereas total fiber is the combination of dietary fiber and functional fiber in the food