For those of you who took our nutrition quiz a few days ago, here are the answers – we hope you learned something valuable out of the exercise and encourage you to continue to read further into these subjects. For those of you that haven’t taken the quiz, don’t look down, go do the quiz now and come back when you are done!
1. What are the names of the three Macronutrients groups?
Answer: Protein, Carbohydrate & Fat.
2. Which Macronutrient group do Fruits and Vegetables belong to?
Answer: Carbohydrate.
3. A food with a high Glycaemic Index will cause blood sugar to raise A. Rapidly or B. Slowly?
Answer: A. Rapidly.
4. Which macronutrient has the greatest effect on increasing blood sugar?
Answer: Carbohydrate.
5. Name some non dairy sources of calcium?
Answer: Sardines, Figs, Bok Choy, Almonds, Oranges, Seaweed and more.
6. Which hormone is secreted by the Pancreas in response to high blood sugar?
Answer: Insulin.
7. Which hormone is secreted by the Pancreas in response to low blood sugar?
Answer: Glucagon.
8. What is the type of sugar contained in fruit?
Answer: Fructose.
9. What fits into the category of Micronutrients?
Answer: Vitamins and minerals.
10. What is Glycaemic Load?
Answer: A food’s glycaemic load is determined by multiplying its glycaemic index by the amount of carbohydrate the food contains in each serve and dividing by 100. This is perhaps more important to know than simply the GI alone of a food because it relates to how much of that particular food is going to be consumed. For example, a food with a very high GI consumed in very small quantities may not be as bad as consuming a food with a moderate GI in large quantities.
