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Carbohydrates come in simple forms such as sugars and in complex forms such as starches and fiber. The body breaks down most sugars and starches into glucose, a simple sugar that the body can use to feed its cells.
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Carbohydrates
Definition:
Carbohydrates are one of the main dietary components. This category of foods includes sugars, starches, and fiber.
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Simple carbohydrates are made up of single sugars (called monosaccharides) or two sugars joined together (called disaccharides).
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Carbohydrates are compounds made up of sugars. They come from the starchy part of plant foods. They easily convert to sugar in the body. For this reason, carbohydrates are considered fast fuel.
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To increase complex carbohydrates and healthy nutrients:
Eat more fruits and vegetables.
Eat more whole grains, rice, breads, and cereals.
Eat more legumes (beans, lentils, and dried peas).
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Carbohydrates are an important source of energy for children. Carbohydrates in foods affect the body's blood sugar the most. The body turns carbohydrates into blood sugar.
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Carbohydrates, proteins, and fats all contain calories
When we eat, carbohydrates, proteins, and fats are digested and broken into smaller parts.
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Carbohydrates - for example, lactose
Nutritional supplements - for example, zinc or magnesium in high doses
Artificial sweeteners - for example, sorbitol or mannitol ...
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Carbohydrates:
Carbohydrates help give you energy and are the main part of our diet each day. They are found in bread, pasta, potatoes, fruits and vegetables.
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Carbohydrates
Neutral compounds of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen found in sugar, starches, and cellulose.
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Refined carbohydrates, especially sugar, prompts kidney stone formation. The sugar increases in the pancreas and excretes additional insulin, which in turn causes the kidneys to discharge more calcium in the urine.
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Complex carbohydratesComplex carbohydrates are broken down by the body into simple sugars for energy, are found in grains, fruits and vegetables.
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A sugar molecule. Carbohydrates can be small and simple (for example, glucose) or they can be large and complex (for example, polysaccharides such as starch, chitin or cellulose).
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Fibres in foods are known as complex carbohydrates. There are various types of fibre, but, for the purpose of evaluating the protective action in the prevention of cancers, researchers at the American Health Foundation, Valhalla, New York, ...
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Eat small meals high in complex carbohydrates and whole grains to keep your blood sugar levels steady throughout the day. Carbohydrates may also reduce food cravings.
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Dental decay occurs when three common mouth conditions coexist. They are: 1) susceptible dental enamel, 2) a significant population of streptococcus mutans bacteria, and 3) suitable carbohydrates (sugar) for the bacteria to convert into acids that ...
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eat regularly, with plenty of carbohydrates (the body needs a reliable and constant energy supply to generate heat)
keep as active as possible (helps to generate warmth) ...
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To ensure proper nutrition, a person has to eat and drink enough of the foods that contain key nutrients (vitamins, minerals, protein, carbohydrates, fat, and water).
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Whether you concentrate on eating less fat or fewer carbohydrates is a matter of personal choice. Fats have more than twice as many calories per ounce than carbohydrates or protein.
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For example, it converts carbohydrates, fats, and proteins into chemicals essential for life and growth.
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When normal mouth bacteria attack carbohydrates (such as sugars) on the teeth, they produce acids that can strip and break down the calcium and protein in tooth enamel, producing caries, or decay.
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3. A diet with less sugar, less salt and more complex carbohydrates may be helpful. Complex carbohydrates are starches like rice, bread, pasta, potatoes, corn, peas and beans. Try eating small amounts every 3 hours. That's 6 small meals a day! ...
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Unavailability of carbohydrates from starvation or uncontrolled diabetes mellitus increases the production of ketones. Too high a ketone level causes the blood chemistry to become acidic, a condition that's potentially life-threatening.
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The body cannot store protein or carbohydrates, so excess protein or carbohydrate intake is converted to fat for storage. One pound of fat represents about 3,500 excess calories.
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Kao LectrolyteOTC electrolyte replenisher, a combination of water, minerals and carbohydrates, for treatment of dehydration due to diarrhea and vomiting in children from infancy to six years old with a three-year shelf life. Mfg: Pharmacia & Upjohn.
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Metabolize and store carbohydrates, which are used as the source for the sugar (glucose) in blood that red blood cells and the brain use ...
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The absorption of nutrients, vitamins and fatty foods and carbohydrates occurs in the small intestine predominantly. And if some of that is bypassed or not part of the normal food stream, then that's a decrease in the amount that can be absorbed.
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Treatment for this disease concentrates on avoiding low blood sugar. Frequent feedings are needed during the day, especially foods that contain carbohydrates (starches).
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AMYLASE: An enzyme secreted by the salivary glands and the pancreas that helps in the digestion of carbohydrates. Elevated levels may be a sign of pancreatitis.
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Treatment includes a diet limited in carbohydrates and saturated fat, exercise to burn glucose, and regular insulin injections, sometimes administered via a portable insulin pump.
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