April 2019 IDEA Fitness Journal Quiz 2: Choosing the Right Carbs for Energy, & Diabetes Management & Resistance Training
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April 2019 IDEA Fitness Journal Quiz 2: Choosing the Right Carbs for Energy, & Diabetes Management & Resistance Training

This quiz explores the health risks of added sugars in a diet and current recommendations for sugar consumption. Also covered is how resistance training may be the key to fighting diabetes.

Len Kravitz, PhD

Len Kravitz, PhD, is the program coordinator of exercise science and a researcher at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, where he recently won the Outstanding Teacher of the Year award. Len was also honored as the 2006 Fitness Educator of the Year by the American Council on Exercise.

Gilles Beaudin, MSc

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Learning Objectives

    After reading these articles, you should be able to:
  1. Explain why glucose and glycogen are the preferred fuels for challenging exercise.
  2. Discuss the health risks of added sugars in a diet.
  3. Identify a range of foods containing added sugars.
  4. Provide current recommendations for sugar consumption in the diet.
  5. Design a resistance training program to help manage or prevent type 2 diabetes.
  6. Explain how resistance training helps people with type 2 diabetes.
  7. Describe the process of insulin resistance in skeletal muscle.

Course Procedure

  1. Enroll in the course.
  2. View the course content.
  3. Take the test. (You must score 80% to pass. If you do not pass, you may retake the test.)
  4. Print your certificate of completion.

Course Content

  • Carbohydrate Controversy: “Good” Sugars vs. “Bad” Sugars?
  • Weight Training and Diabetes
  • April 2019 IDEA Fitness Journal Quiz 2: Choosing the Right Carbs for Energy, & Diabetes Management & Resistance Training