Decay of the teeth, or cavities
A polysaccharide composed of chains of glucose, stored in liver and muscle
Long chains of sugars arranged as starch or fiber
Single and double sugars
Two glucose units bonded together
A double sugar composed of glucose and fructose
The building block of carbohydrate; a single sugar
Swollen, hardened (varicose) veins in the rectum
Fibers that either dissolve or swell when placed in water
Inability to digest lactose as a result of a lack of the necessary enzyme lactase
A type of cardiovascular disease characterized by the formation of fatty deposits in the inner walls of the arteries
Compounds made of single sugars or multiple sugars and composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms
Inflammation or degeneration of the tissues that surround and support the teeth
A long chain of ten or more glucose molecules linked together in straight or branched chains
Fibers that do not dissolve in water
A disorder characterized by insufficiency or relative ineffectiveness of insulin, which renders a person unable to regulate blood glucose levels normally
Carrying excess body weight
Outpockets of weakened areas of the intestinal wall
Reduced ability of the hormone insulin to regulate blood glucose
The indigestible residues of food, composed mostly of polysaccharides
Hardness and dryness of bowel movements associated with discomfort in passing them
Cancer of the large intestine
A plant polysaccharide composed of hundreds of glucose molecules, digestible by human beings
A single sugar that forms part of milk sugar
An inborn error of metabolism in which the body lacks the enzyme needed to convert the amino acid phenylalanine to the amino acid tyrosine
Gives honey its naturally sweet taste
A cluster of symptoms highly associated with the development of type 2 diabetes and heart disease
A situation that occurs when the body shifts into a fasting state and is forced to break down amino acids for glucose
Glucose and galactose bonded together