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Nutrition Study Guide Topics for Chapter 4 -- The Carbohydrates: Sugars, Starch, and Fibers

1. Foods high in carbohydrates

2. Simple carbohydrates

3. Complex carbohydrates

4. Number of carbon atoms

5. Types of atoms (carbon, oxygen, etc.)

6. Characteristics of and composition of glucose, fructose., and galactose

7. Characteristics of and composition of maltose, sucrose, lactose

8. Table sugar

9. Milk sugar

10. Blood sugar or dextrose

11. Fruit sugar or levelulose

12. Hydrolysis

13. Condensation

14. Byproducts from condensation

15. Monosaccharides

16. Disaccharides

17. Glycogen

18. Starch

19. Fiber

20. Sources of dietary starch

21. Sources of dietary fiber

22. Storage of glycogen

23. Staple grains of various countries

24. Cellulose

25. Pectin

26. Hemicellulose

27. Lignin

28. Insoluble fibers

29. Soluble fibers

30. Characteristics of dietary fiber

31. Dietary Phytic acid

32. Dextrins

33. Digestion of starches

34. Amylase

35. Lactose intolerance

36. Symptoms of lactose intolerance

37. Percentages of lactose intolerance for various ages and cultures

38. Minimum daily amount of dietary carbohydrate

39. Gluconeogenesis

40. Epinephrine

41. Function of insulin

42. Typical responses to changes in blood glucose

43. Normal range of blood glucose

44. Glycemic effect of foods

45. Invert sugar

46. Turbinado sugar

47. Empty-kcalorie food

48. Dental caries

49. Percentage of sugar intake

50. Percentage of carbohydrate intake

51. Percentage of fiber intake

Questions from Highlight 4

52. Aspartame

53. Features of artificial sweeteners

54. Features of sugar alcohols

55. Mannitol

56. Sorbitol

57. Xylitol

58. Energy content of sugar alcohols

 

 

 

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