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What Are Carbohydrates?Complex
Carbohydrates - Carbohydrate Science
- Synthesis of Carbohydrates
- Benefit of Carbohydrates -
Monosaccharides Carbs are the main energy source for the human body. As the name "carbohydrate" suggests, carbs are a mixture of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. Carbohydrates are manufactured inside plants from carbon dioxide in the air and water, under the influence of sunlight. (A process called photosynthesis). Types of CarbohydratesCarbohydrates are classified in various ways.
(1) Carbs can be classified into types according
to their molecular or biological structure. The two main types are Simple
Carbohydrates (or "simple sugars"), like Monosaccharides and Disaccharides;
and Complex Carbohydrates (or "complex sugars"), like Oligosaccharides
and Polysaccharides. Carbs and NutritionFrom a nutritional viewpoint, carbohydrates are essential to any healthy diet as they are rich in nutrition and contain a range of vitamins, minerals, phtyo-chemicals and other micronutrients. Low carb diets are typically lacking in sufficient nutrition, which is why they often advise low carb dieters to take multi-nutrient supplements. Whether nutrition out of a bottle is as good as nutrition from food is an open question. |
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