Sugar (content, types, effects) - Year 6

Sugar is purely man made.

• True

• False

Sugar is generally not found in...

• Vegetables

• Fruit

• Milk

• Meat

The sugar found in milk is called

• Glucose

• Lactose

• Sucrose

• Fructose

Glucose is...

• A refined, man made sugar often known as 'table sugar'

• A naturally occurring sugar found mostly in fruit and vegetables

• The primary source of energy for the human body

• A chemical the human body releases when its blood sugar levels are too high

The sugar generally found in grains, fruits and vegetables is called...

• Fructose

• Lactose

• Glucose

• Sucrose

Glucose is the product formed when sugar is broken down in the human body.

• False

• True

The sugar we put on our food and in our drinks is called...

• Fructose

• Glucose

• Lactose

• Sucrose

The circulatory system acts as a transport system for the essential nutrients the body needs, and it also helps blood sugar levels to be regulated...

• True

• False

Where are sugar cane and sugar beet mostly grown in the world?

• Sugar cane grows in more tropical climates

• Sugar beet grows in more tropical climates

• Sugar cane grows in more temperate climates

• Sugar beet grows in more temperate climates

Consuming too much sugar can...

• cause Type 2 Diabetes

• cause obesity

• cause high blood pressure and heart disease

• all of the above