Quiz 3 FDNS

A person with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes has just been advised that he should begin a 2100-calorie diet with 45% of the energy coming from carbohydrate. How many grams of carbohydrate would that be? (2pt)

236

According to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, carbohydrates intake should comprise what percent of your daily calorie intake? (1pt)

45-65%

Explain the hormonal response to a meal to control blood glucose

After a person eats there is an increase of glucose in the blood. The pancreas then release insulin to lower the blood glucose levels by letting glucose into the tissues and organs of the body. So when levels of glucose are too low, the pancreas release glucagon which increases blood glucose by breaking down glycogen.

Which of the following is most closely related to diabetes (reading assignment)? (2pt)

Body fatness

A natural sugar is an added sugar that is not an artificial sweetener (1pt)

False

Digested carbohydrates are absorbed via a transporter by facilitated transport (1pt)

False

The term "brown bread" on a label is a guarantee that the bread has been made with whole-grain flour (1pt)

False

Which monosaccharide is responsible for the sweet taste of fruit? (1pt)

Fructose

The incomplete breakdown of fat that occurs when carbohydrates are not available produces: (1pt)

Ketone bodies

Which of the following foods would you choose as an effective stool-softening agent? (1pt)

Oat bran

Define binge drinking (Reading assignment) (1pt)

People who drink four or more drinks in a short span of time

What type of foods is going to have a high glycemic index? (1pt)

Rich in sugars

Alcohol does not require digestion to be absorbed in the body and can reach the brain wihtin minutes after absorption (1pt)

True

Soluble fibers can be fermented by gut bacteria (1pt)

True

When blood glucose is low glucose can be made from (1pt)

glycogen, protein

Starch can be found in (1pt)

grains, legumes

Characteristics of type 2 diabetes include all of the following except: (1pt)

rapid destruction of the pancreas

Sucrose is a (1pt)

Disaccharide