Across
- 3. the sum of Dietary Fiber and Added Fiber.
- 4. something that completes or enhances something else when added to it.
- 6. Damage caused to the tooth by decay-causing bacteria
- 10. a value assigned to foods based on how quickly and how high those foods cause increases in blood glucose levels
- 11. broken down quickly by the body to be used as energy.
- 14. A hormone produced in the pancreas that regulates the amount of glucose in your blood
- 15. Found in foods such as peas, beans, whole grains, and vegetables, turned into glucose in the body and are used as energy
- 18. a polysaccharide which functions as a carbohydrate store and is an important constituent of the human diet.
- 20. another term for nutraceutical.
- 22. a condition in which you have digestive symptoms after you consume foods or drinks that contain lactose.
Down
- 1. isolated or purified carbohydrates that are nondigestible, absorbed in the small intestine, and have beneficial physiological effects in humans
- 2. any of the class of soluble, crystalline, typically sweet-tasting carbohydrates found in living tissues and exemplified by glucose and sucrose.
- 5. a carbohydrate whose molecules consist of a number of sugar molecules bonded together.
- 7. The main sugar found in your blood
- 8. A condition in which your blood sugar lower than the standard range
- 9. the body’s ability to produce or respond to the hormone insulin is impaired, resulting in abnormal metabolism
- 12. chemical substances that act like messenger molecules in the body
- 13. a molecule that contains two monosaccharide residues.
- 16. any sugars that cannot be hydrolyzed to give a simpler sugar.
- 17. They contain hydrogen and oxygen in the same ratio as water (2:1) and typically can be broken down to release energy in the body.
- 19. the stored form of glucose
- 21. the parts of plant foods your body can't digest or absorb.