Multiple choice

Which carbohydrate consumption will cause a balanced and controlled release of sugar into our body system?

  1. Table sugar

  2. Candy

  3. Fried chips

  4. Milk

  5. Sweet potato
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E Correct answer
Explanation

The sweet potato is loaded with fibre, vitamins, minerals and micronutrients. It is a complex carbohydrate that is digested more slowly, so glucose enters the bloodstream at a rate of only 2 calories per minute. Our digestive system breaks a complex carbohydrate (starch) back down into its component glucose molecules so that the glucose can enter our bloodstream. It takes a lot longer to break down a starch. Complex carbohydrates are like time-release capsules of sugar. Unlike simple carbohydrates these complex carbohydrates cause a balanced and controlled release of sugar into our system. As a result there is only fewer turning to fat and insulin remains stable.

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