Across
- 4. food with ingredients, such as fiber, added in order to provide health benefits beyond basic nutrition
- 6. a chemical that helps the body lower blood glucose back to a normal level
- 9. a carbohydrates made out of two sugar units
- 11. a low blood glucose level
- 14. the body's stored form of glucose
- 16. sugars,fibers, and starches
- 17. the collective name for all of the monosaccharides and disaccharides
- 19. made up of sugar molecules that are strung together in long, complex chains.
- 20. an inability to digest lactose, the main carbohydrate in milk
- 22. a carbohydrate composed of single sugar units
Down
- 1. a disease characterized by a lack of or an inability to use the hormone insulin
- 2. chemicals produced in the body and released into the bloodstream to regulate specific body process
- 3. the sum of dietary and functional fibers in a food
- 5. tooth decay
- 7. the carbohydrates and lignins found in plants, which cannot be digested by human enzymes
- 8. the naturally occurring sugars in fruits, vegetables, and milk, as well as added sugars such as table sugar or honey
- 10. a polysaccharide that is the stored form of energy in plants
- 12. carbohydrates that are made up of many sugar units
- 13. a concentrated source of a nutrient, usually in pill, liquid, or powder form
- 15. isolated, non digestible carbohydrates that have been proven to have beneficial effects on human health
- 18. measure of the speed at which various carbohydrates are digested into glucose, absorbed, and eneter the bloodstream
- 21. the monosaccharide that circulates in the bloodstream, supplies energy to the body's cells, and is the only fuel used by the brain
