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Carbohydrate Defined
Carbohydrates are organic compounds that consist of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. They vary from simple sugars containing from three to seven carbon atoms to very complex polymers. Only the hexoses (sugars with six carbon atoms) and pentoses (sugars with five carbon atoms) and their polymers play important roles in nutrition. Carbohydrates in food provide 4 calories per gram.
Plants manufacture and store carbohydrates as their chief source of energy. The glucose synthesized in the leaves of plants is used as the basis for more complex forms of carbohydrates. Classification of carbohydrates relates to their structural core of simple sugars, saccharides. Principal monosaccharides that occur in food are glucose and fructose. Three common disaccharides are sucrose, maltose and lactose. Polysaccharides of interest in nutrition include starch, dextrin, glycogen and cellulose.
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Sat Jul 4
- Weight Loss News: Weight loss news site it has good practical information, and resources that can be used safely
Fri Jul 3
- Post Workout Nutrition: High or Low Carb?
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Wed Jul 1
- The Unknown Strategy; Why The Atkins Diet Focuses on Unprocessed Meals: Atkins Diet Before you first start on the Atkins Diet program, you may be tempted to take advantage of many of the low carbohydrate products on the market today.
- Fat Head » Primal Body, Primal Mind - and the carbs-alcohol connection: Nora Gedgaudas
Tue Jun 30
- How Important is Diet for Diabetes? :: Get Free Meds Now: Image via Wikipedia How Important is Diet for Diabetes? Most people who are diabetic quickly realize how important diet is to keep their di
Mon Jun 29
- Research Shows How High Carbohydrate Foods Raise Risks For Heart Problems: For years health professionals have been preaching the ills of simple carbohydrates, especially as it relates to your heart health. Now, research from Tel Aviv University shows exactly how these carbohydrate rich foods increase your risk for future heart problems.
Sat Jun 27
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Fri Jun 26
- High Carbohydrate Foods Can Cause Heart Attacks!
- High Carbohydrate Foods Can Cause Heart Attacks: "Looking inside" the arteries of students eating a variety of foods, Dr. Michael Shechter of Tel Aviv University 9;s Sackler School of Medicine and the Heart Institute of Sheba Medical Center ? with collaboration of the Endocrinology Institute ? visualized exactly what happens inside the body when the wrong foods for a healthy heart are eaten. He found that foods with a high glycemic index distended brachial arteries for several hours.
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