Question

a) would the specific gravity of your urine be greater when you just wake up or shortly after drink a large glass of water? why?

b) Would you expect to find large amounts of glucose in the urine of a healthy child one hour after that child ate ice cream? why or why not?

Answer 1

ans)

1. Specific gravity is checks the amount of substances in urine.

2. It is also shown that how kidneys balance the amount of water in urine

3. Higher specific gravity indicates more solid material in urine.

4. When you drink a lot of fluid, your kidneys make urine with high amount of water in it, which has low specific gravity

5. When you donot drink fluids, your kidneys make urine with a small amount of water in it, which has high specific gravity.

b)

1. A ice cream serving 15g of carbohydrates is equal to 1 serving of carbohydrates

2. Protein and fat found in ice cream can help slow absorption of sugar

3. best ice cream for a person with diabetes has the lowest sugar level