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RODY.ELKHALIL

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When a woman develops carbohydrate intolerance during pregnancy, this means that _____.
 a. she complains of a dislike of carbohydrate-containing foods that commonly occurs during the second trimester of pregnancy
  b. her pancreas cannot produce insulin, so glucose cannot enter cells
 c. her blood glucose levels increase abnormally after she eats carbohydrate-containing foods
  d. carbohydrates cause the insulin-producing cells of her body to degenerate
 e. the fetus is unable to obtain glucose from the mother's bloodstream

Question 2

When carbohydrate consumption exceeds body needs, the excess glucose is:
 
 a. not absorbed from the small intestine.
  b. excreted in the feces.
  c. stored as glucose.
  d. stored as glycogen only.
  e. stored as glycogen and fat.



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Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

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