WorksheetsIs sugar bad for you?
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
What is the scientific name for table sugar?
Dextrin
Sucrose
Pectin
Elastin
What are fancy scientific names that sugar is labeled as in foods?
Maltose
Lactose
Fructose
Glucose
What chemical does your brain release after you eat sugar?
Dopamine
Oxytocin
Seratonin
Endorphins
Dopamine activates the brain's reward system and gives you a good feeling.
True
False
You cannot become addicted to sugar.
True
False
Eating too much sugar can lead to ?????? resistance, which causes us to overeat.
Pectin
Endorphin
Leptin
Seratonin
If we eat more sugar than our bodies can use, the excess gets stored how?
As muscle
In your liver
In your heart
As fat
Having an excess of fat can lead to having a stroke or heart attack.
True
False
Sugar can make you look old for your age.
True
False
Refined sugar has been linked with the following diseases?
Arthritis
Depression
Cancer
Tooth Decay
