What is the effect of monosaccharides on blood glucose levels?

Answer 1

Answers may vary. Once disaccharide and starch digestion is complete, the resulting monosaccharides (glucose, galactose, and fructose) are taken up by the cells lining the small intestine and subsequently released into the blood. The blood then carries the monosaccharides directly to the liver. A rise in blood glucose levels can be detected shortly after you eat most carbohydrate-rich foods because monosaccharides enter the bloodstream relatively quickly after consumption. However, not all carbohydrates have the same effect on blood glucose levels. Some foods cause blood glucose levels to rise quickly and remain elevated, while others elicit a more subdued or gradual increase. The rise in blood glucose following the ingestion of a food is called the glycemic response. Scientists have long believed that simple carbohydrates cause a greater glycemic response than complex carbohydrates.