WorksheetsHow Sugar Affects the Brain
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 5mins
Sugar is a general term used to describe a class of molecules called ________________________.
Fats
Proteins
Carbohydrates
Omega 3 Fatty Acids
Which of the following is NOT a type of sugar found in different foods and drinks?
Blactose
Glucose
Fructose
Sucrose
Sugar is not only found in candies and desserts, it is also added to tomato sauce, yogurt, dried fruit, flavored waters, or granola bars.
True
False
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 _________________________.
Gut
Hypothalmus
Tongue
Brain Stem
Which of the following is NOT one of the different tastes that the cerebral cortex processes?
Bitter
Crunchy
Salty
Sweet
Which of the following does NOT activate the brain's reward system?
Socializing
Sugar
Sleep
Drugs
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?
Increased Tolerance to Sugar
Cravings
Drowsiness
Loss of Control
There are sugar receptors in your gut.
True
False
There are taste buds in your gut
True
False
When you eat/digest sugar, a "feel-good" chemical/neurotransmitter known as ____________________ is released by the brain's reward system.
Dopamine
Omega 3 Fatty Acids
Oxygen
Cortisol
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.
True
False
When it comes to food, the brain evolved to pay special attention to new or different tastes.
True
False
Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons why the brain evolved to pay special attention to new or different tastes.
To detect food that's gone bad.
To gain more weight.
To add more variety to our diet so we are more likely to get all the nutrients that we need.
