Carbohydrates Quiz

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Which type of carbohydrates are unprocessed and contain natural fiber?

Bad Carbohydrates

Complex Carbohydrates

Good Carbohydrates (correct)

Simple Carbohydrates

What happens to dietary fiber when it mixes with water in the intestine?

It is broken down into glucose

It is absorbed by the body

It becomes gel-like (correct)

It is excreted as waste

What are the benefits of fiber in the diet?

Increasing blood glucose levels

Promoting faster digestion

Reducing the feeling of being full

Fully absorbing minerals and useful nutrients (correct)

What is removed during the processing of refined carbohydrates?

Fiber, vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants Signup and view all the answers

What effect does slower digestion of fiber have on the feeling of being full?

Increases the feeling of being full Signup and view all the answers

Which type of carbohydrates have undergone processing that removes the bran and germ of the grain?

Bad Carbohydrates Signup and view all the answers

What is the main characteristic of whole carbohydrates?

They are unprocessed and contain natural fiber Signup and view all the answers

What does dietary fiber do when it mixes with water in the intestine?

It thickens and becomes gel-like Signup and view all the answers

What effect does fiber in the diet have on the absorption of glucose?

It slows down the absorption of glucose Signup and view all the answers

What is one benefit of fiber in the diet?

It increases the feeling of being full Signup and view all the answers

Carbohydrates Quiz

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Which type of carbohydrates are unprocessed and contain natural fiber?

What happens to dietary fiber when it mixes with water in the intestine?

What are the benefits of fiber in the diet?

What is removed during the processing of refined carbohydrates?

What effect does slower digestion of fiber have on the feeling of being full?

Which type of carbohydrates have undergone processing that removes the bran and germ of the grain?

What is the main characteristic of whole carbohydrates?

What does dietary fiber do when it mixes with water in the intestine?

What effect does fiber in the diet have on the absorption of glucose?

What is one benefit of fiber in the diet?

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