| rdfs:comment | - Carbohydrates are chemical compounds found in food that give energy to athletes and make everybody else fat. They are made up of sugars and starches, and are most commonly found in things like cookies and potato chips. All carbohydrates contain a form of sugar, which gives them their fattening properties. Even animals will eat carbohydrates, which also fattens them up nicely.
- Carbohydrates, sometimes simply called carbs, are the most abundant biological molecules, and fill numerous roles in living things, including the storage and transport of energy (as glycogen and starch). The basic carbohydrate units are called monosaccharides, such as glucose, galactose, and fructose.
- Carbohydrates, along with fats and proteins, are one of the three types of macronutrients that provide the body with its metabolic energy. All carbohydrates are made up of smaller molecules of sugar, either singly or in long chains. Foods that are made entirely or almost entirely out of carbohydrates are table sugar, wheat flour, rice, potatoes and pasta.
- Carbohydrates represent the basic form of the body's energy source. They are able to both be used by the system after digestion and also to be stored by the body for later use. Dieters are concerned with carbohydrates because in storage, carbohydrates can either be converted to glycogen or into fat. When the cells have reached their glycogen storage limits, the carbohydrates become fat. Some athletes "carbo load" before events, because the extra carbs will be used as needed energy.
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| abstract | - Carbohydrates, along with fats and proteins, are one of the three types of macronutrients that provide the body with its metabolic energy. All carbohydrates are made up of smaller molecules of sugar, either singly or in long chains. Foods that are made entirely or almost entirely out of carbohydrates are table sugar, wheat flour, rice, potatoes and pasta. Unlike fat and protein, carbohydrates cannot be stored in the body and must be absorbed into the body's cells or be kept in solution in the bloodstream. Some carbohydrates can be expelled in urine, but most are used to supply the body with energy, and the excess are generally converted to fat for storage. Individuals with diabetes mellitus must watch their intake of carbohydrates and monitor their blood sugar and insulin levels. Individuals with hypoglycemia absorb sugar into cells quickly and cannot store them in the blood, requiring them to eat at frequent intervals to re-establish their blood sugar.
- Carbohydrates represent the basic form of the body's energy source. They are able to both be used by the system after digestion and also to be stored by the body for later use. Dieters are concerned with carbohydrates because in storage, carbohydrates can either be converted to glycogen or into fat. When the cells have reached their glycogen storage limits, the carbohydrates become fat. Some athletes "carbo load" before events, because the extra carbs will be used as needed energy. In the human body, carbohydrates aren't 100% necessary, because proteins can also be converted into carbohydrates; cats are very adept at doing this also. Carbohydrates themselves need less water for digestion than do proteins and/or fats, which are the building blocks of cells and tissues. Using them as sources of energy in this way may not be wise.
- Carbohydrates are chemical compounds found in food that give energy to athletes and make everybody else fat. They are made up of sugars and starches, and are most commonly found in things like cookies and potato chips. All carbohydrates contain a form of sugar, which gives them their fattening properties. Even animals will eat carbohydrates, which also fattens them up nicely.
- Carbohydrates, sometimes simply called carbs, are the most abundant biological molecules, and fill numerous roles in living things, including the storage and transport of energy (as glycogen and starch). The basic carbohydrate units are called monosaccharides, such as glucose, galactose, and fructose. There are two types of carbohydrates, simple carbohydrates and complex carbohydrates. Simple carbohydrates are also called simple sugars like the table sugar which is almost 100% simple carbohydrate. In some foods like fruits and milk, simple carbohydrates are present. Simple carbohydrates present in fruits and vegetables are better than sugars as the former also contain vitamins, fiber, other nutrients (like calcium in milk). Complex carbohydrates are also called starches, and their main sources include grain products like breads crackers, pasta, and rice. Processing of complex carbohydrates reduces their nutritional value. Generally, complex carbohydrates are preferable to simple carbohydrates. However, a combination of select foods from both groups are preferable.
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