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How Sugar Affects the Brain

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 5mins

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1.

Sugar is a general term used to describe a class of molecules called ________________________.

a)

Fats

b)

Proteins

c)

Carbohydrates

d)

Omega 3 Fatty Acids

2.

Which of the following is NOT a type of sugar found in different foods and drinks?

a)

Blactose

b)

Glucose

c)

Fructose

d)

Sucrose

3.

Sugar is not only found in candies and desserts, it is also added to tomato sauce, yogurt, dried fruit, flavored waters, or granola bars.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

When you eat something sweet, the sugars that food/drink contains activate the sweet-taste receptors, part of the taste buds on the tongue. These receptors will then send a signal to the _________________________.

a)

Gut

b)

Hypothalmus

c)

Tongue

d)

Brain Stem

5.

Which of the following is NOT one of the different tastes that the cerebral cortex processes?

a)

Bitter

b)

Crunchy

c)

Salty

d)

Sweet

6.

Which of the following does NOT activate the brain's reward system?

a)

Socializing

b)

Sugar

c)

Sleep

d)

Drugs

7.

Eating too much sugar/sweets is one of the ways that you can over-activate your brain's reward system. Which of the following is NOT something that happens to you when you over-activate your brain's reward system?

a)

Increased Tolerance to Sugar

b)

Cravings

c)

Drowsiness

d)

Loss of Control

8.

There are sugar receptors in your gut.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

There are taste buds in your gut

a)

True

b)

False

10.

When you eat/digest sugar, a "feel-good" chemical/neurotransmitter known as ____________________ is released by the brain's reward system.

a)

Dopamine

b)

Omega 3 Fatty Acids

c)

Oxygen

d)

Cortisol

11.

Because of the dopamine release in your brain's reward system, people can become addicted to sugar, just like they can become addicted to drugs like alcohol, nicotine, or heroin.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

When it comes to food, the brain evolved to pay special attention to new or different tastes.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons why the brain evolved to pay special attention to new or different tastes.

a)

To detect food that's gone bad.

b)

To gain more weight.

c)

To add more variety to our diet so we are more likely to get all the nutrients that we need.