Exam 4: Carbohydrates

Mike requires about 2600 kcal a day He typically consumes a 20-oz milkshake, 3 cookies, and 2 cups of sweetened breakfast cereal each day Using Table 2, which of the following would he have to give up in his diet to meet the Institute of Medicine's recommendations for amount of added sugars per day?

For the past 30 years, the _____ Indians have been studied by the NIH because the prevalence of diabetes within this population is 34% among men and 41% among women

Insulin is produced by:

When was diabetes mellitus first described?

Which starch consists of glucose molecules bonded together in a highly branched arrangement?

Ashley experiences nausea, dizziness, lethargy, and irritability within one to four hours after eating foods high in carbohydrates She should be encouraged to eat _____

Amy got up late this morning so she skipped breakfast and went straight to her soccer practice Which fuel source is her body relying upon to supply the glucose that her brain needs to function?

-John, a 52-year-old construction worker, was recently diagnosed with diverticular disease How could his breakfast be improved to increase his fiber intake to at least one-third of his daily requirement? His usual breakfast consists of: 1 cup of orange juice, 1 cup of Cornflakes with 1 cup whole milk, 2 slices white toast with 2 tsp margarine and 2 tsp strawberry jelly, and 1 cup coffee with cream and 2 tsp sugar (Refer to Table 3)

Obesity is a risk factor for type 2 diabetes mellitus

Which type of starch is linear in appearance?

What is the approximate minimum amount of daily exercise thought to benefit people with diabetes?

A temporary form of diabetes develops in some women after which week of pregnancy?

Because humans lack the _____ needed to digest two of the oligosaccharides commonly found in dried beans, soybeans, peas, and lentils, these foods are fermented by bacteria in the large intestine

Which of the following is not one of the nutritional guidelines developed by the American Diabetes Association for the management of type 2 diabetes?

What is the ultimate goal of carbohydrate digestion?

Type 1 diabetes is a(n) _____ disorder

Do complex carbohydrates break down more slowly and cause less of a rise in blood sugar as compared to simple carbohydrates?

Dietary fiber is indigestible because it contains _____ bonds

Which symptom is not associated with type 1 diabetes?

Which hormones work together to maintain the blood glucose level within an acceptable range?