Part A:
Please answer the following questions based from your readings. Use the text box or word document to submit your assignment. Answer in detail. There is an overwhelming amount of information on carbohydrates. Answer each question to the fullest.
Compare and contrast the difference in eating a high fiber diet and a low fiber diet.
How does fiber help us stay healthy?
What types of food have fiber?
Compare and contrast a simple carbohydrate to a complex carbohydrate: the differences, similarities, their structure
What foods are considered complex?
What foods are simple?
Compare and contrast high blood glucose to low blood glucose
Explain the regulation process for each
What are the hormones that are released, or not, during these processes
**visuals/pictures are great if you want to have some color in your answers.
Part B
The primary goal of carbohydrates digestion is to break down polysaccharides and disaccharides into monosaccharides that can be converted into glucose.
Please use the text entry box or word document option to submit your assignment. You may use pictures or visuals to help show the digestion process specific to carbohydrates. The use of bullet points or arrows are also acceptable. Be specific in your answers.
Explain and discuss the process of digestion starting in the mouth. List and explain all the organs of the GI tract and the accessory organs that aid in digestion.