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WorksheetsFOR MARKS - What You Need to Know About Sugar
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 28mins
What form of sugar does Lustig believe to be toxic in high doses?
Fructose
Glucose
Galactose
Lactose
Why do people mistakenly think that glucose, galactose and fructose are the
“same”?
Because they have the same caloric density.
Because they have the same weight.
Because they have the same effect on the body.
Because they taste the same.
The sugar that all cells of all organisms on the earth.
glucose
galactose
fructose
sucrose
The sugar that is rapidly converted in the liver to glucose.
glucose
galactose
fructose
sucrose
The sugar that if not quickly used up is converted into liver fat.
glucose
galactose
fructose
sucrose
Chronic and excess alcohol or fructose exposure can cause...
fatty liver disease
obesity
heart disease
diabetes
all of the above
Fructose will only be converted into glucose in the body of a person who is energy depleted (like a marathon runner), not in the body of the average person.
True
False
CHECK ALL that are evidence that suggests that fructose is addictive.
bingeing
craving
withdrawal
sensitization to other addictive substances
Are fructose and sucrose (table sugar) equally bad for you?
Yes
No
Why is consuming fructose in the form of fruit a safe way to consume it?
Fruit comes with a lot of fibre and this limits the rate of absorption.
Fruit comes with very little of fibre and this limits the rate of absorption.
Fruit comes with a lot of fibre and this increases the rate of absorption.
Fruit comes with very little of fibre and this increases the rate of absorption.
Why is consuming fructose as a refined sugar a dangerous way to consume it?
Refined sugar has no fibre, so you absorb it all immediately.
Refined sugar has a lot of fibre, so you absorb it all immediately.
Refined sugar has no fibre, so you absorb it slowly.
Refined sugar has a lot of fibre, so you absorb it slowly.
Average sugar consumption now-a-days is at a rate of ________ tsp/day.
22
40
2
12
Average sugar consumption rate for women should be ________ tsp/day.
6
9
10
12
Average sugar consumption rate for men should be ________ tsp/day.
6
9
10
12
