Chapter 1

• UK consumers

  
  

  • The majority of the UK population eats too much sugar.
  • Food labels now contain an 'of which sugars' tab in the carbohydrates section to help people to control their sugar intake.
• What do we call substances that the body needs in small doses?

  micronutrients
• What are saturated fats normally found in?

  lard, ghee, palm oil, butter
• types of monosaccharides 


  Glucose, galactose, fructose
• Deficiency of vitamin c?

  1. anaemia
  2. leaking blood vessels
  3. scurvy