Explain the two categories of carbohydrates.
What are the processes involved in digesting carbohydrates? Be specific.
Explain how the body uses carbohydrate for energy and regulates blood glucose levels.
How much carbohydrate do you need and what are the best sources of carbohydrate?
What is the difference between Natural and Added Sugars? What are sugar substitutes and how can they be incorporated into a healthy meal plan?
What are the signs and symptoms of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes?
What are the benefits of fiber and why is it so important?
In Chapter 4, we will learn about the different types of carbohydrates, food sources of each, and the general pathways for their digestion, absorption, and metabolism. Lactose intolerance is discussed. We will be introduced to the regulation of blood glucose by the hormones insulin and glucagon and will learn about health conditions that result from the failure of the body to properly regulate blood glucose. Various diet patterns are discussed relative to their impact on development of chronic diseases.
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