Question

1. What are the most common types of sugars in your diet? 2. How do sugar molecules provide us with energy? 3. What is the role of sugar in human evolution? 4. What are the dangers of consuming excess sugar? 5. In terms of sugar consumption, what are potential dangers of processed foods and low-fat foods? 6. What other molecules (besides sugars) serve as a source of energy for our bodies? 7. Analyze your diet and life-style and make specific recommendations for yourself on how to achieve (or maintain) healthy weight.

Answer 1

Answer(1): The most common types of sugars in our diet are Fructose, Glucose, Galactose, sucrose, starch.

Answer(2): Sugar molecules provide us energy by converting into ATP when required.

Answer(3): Yes sugar has played a very important role in human evolution because sugar is a component of DNA which is the genetic material of eukaryotes including humans also and passes from one generation to another generation and makes the existence of humans continuously.

Answer(4): If one will consume excess sugar then that individual will prone to getting diabetes and other diseases also.

Answer (5): In terms of sugar consumption, the potential dangers of processed foods and low-fat foods are obesity, heart disease, high blood pressure.

Heavily processed foods often include unhealthy levels of added sugar, sodium and fat. These ingredients make the food we eat taste better, but too many of them leads to serious health issues like obesity, heart disease, high blood pressure, and diabetes.

Answer(6): Proteins, fats also serve as source of energy of our body besides sugars.

Answer(7): You need to answer this question by yourself because I don't know anything about your diet and lifestyle.