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Match Each Nutrition Term with the Appropriate Definition

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Match each nutrition term with the appropriate definition.

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glycemic response

indigestible food components that readily dissolve in water and often impart gummy or gel-like characteristics to foods.

sweeteners that yield energy, including both the sugars and the sugar alcohols.

a measure of the extent to which a food raises the blood glucose concentration and elicits an insulin response, as compared with pure glucose.

a hormone that is secreted by special cells in the pancreas in response to low blood glucose concentration; elicits release of glucose from storage.

a hormone secreted by the pancreas in response to high blood glucose; promotes cellular glucose uptake.

the tough, fibrous structures of fruits, vegetables, and grains; indigestible food components that do not dissolve in water.

the concentration of hydrogen ions.

having a gel-like consistency.

the amount of an nonnutritive sweetener that individuals can safely consume each day over the course of a lifetime without adverse effect.

the more common type of diabetes in which the fat cells resist insulin.

Premises:

glycemic response

Responses:

indigestible food components that readily dissolve in water and often impart gummy or gel-like characteristics to foods.

sweeteners that yield energy, including both the sugars and the sugar alcohols.

a measure of the extent to which a food raises the blood glucose concentration and elicits an insulin response, as compared with pure glucose.

a hormone that is secreted by special cells in the pancreas in response to low blood glucose concentration; elicits release of glucose from storage.

a hormone secreted by the pancreas in response to high blood glucose; promotes cellular glucose uptake.

the tough, fibrous structures of fruits, vegetables, and grains; indigestible food components that do not dissolve in water.

the concentration of hydrogen ions.

having a gel-like consistency.

the amount of an nonnutritive sweetener that individuals can safely consume each day over the course of a lifetime without adverse effect.

the more common type of diabetes in which the fat cells resist insulin.

Correct Answer:

Premises:

Responses:

indigestible food components that readily dissolve in water and often impart gummy or gel-like characteristics to foods.

sweeteners that yield energy, including both the sugars and the sugar alcohols.

a measure of the extent to which a food raises the blood glucose concentration and elicits an insulin response, as compared with pure glucose.

a hormone that is secreted by special cells in the pancreas in response to low blood glucose concentration; elicits release of glucose from storage.

a hormone secreted by the pancreas in response to high blood glucose; promotes cellular glucose uptake.

the tough, fibrous structures of fruits, vegetables, and grains; indigestible food components that do not dissolve in water.

the concentration of hydrogen ions.

having a gel-like consistency.

the amount of an nonnutritive sweetener that individuals can safely consume each day over the course of a lifetime without adverse effect.

the more common type of diabetes in which the fat cells resist insulin.