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carbohydrate
carbohydrate A generic term for molecules that have a basic empirical formula of C
x(H
2O)
y, where
x and
y are variable numbers. They are normally classified as mono-, oligo-, or poly-saccharides, depending upon whether they are single sugars, short-chain molecules, or large polymers respectively.
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Carbohydrates keep our bodies in balance
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 6/8/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...less or eating no carbohydrates at all. Low-carbohydrate diets have become...are the facts? Carbohydrates, protein and fat...carbohydrates. How many carbohydrates are the right amount to eat? Healthy carbohydrate foods should form...
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Carbohydrates, appetite and feeding behavior in humans
Magazine article from: The Journal of Nutrition; 10/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...KEY WORDS: * carbohydrate * satiety * energy...role of dietary carbohydrates in appetite and...certain level of carbohydrate. By the same...diets high in carbohydrates were deemed to...overeat on a high carbohydrate diet (4). Epidemiological...intake from fat and carbohydrates are ...
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Carbohydrates - the renewable raw materials of high biotechnological value
Magazine article from: Critical Reviews in Biotechnology; 6/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...of a selected few carbohydrate species are the subject...review. KEY WORDS: carbohydrates, polysaccharides...development of new carbohydrate-- based products...largely grain based.3 Carbohydrate metabolism results...food components. Carbohydrates can also be used as...
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Carbohydrate
Magazine article from: The Journal of Nutrition; 11/1/1998; ; 700+ words
; TOTAL CARBOHYDRATE Background. Carbohydrates are an essential...available carbohydrates suitable for...recommended that carbohydrate levels should...the primary carbohydrate (Newburg...formulas provide carbohydrates either as...
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Carbohydrates are the main source of energy for most people in the world.
M2 Presswire; 6/21/2004; 700+ words
; ...improve current carbohydrate engineering and...research into carbohydrate science so important? Carbohydrates are the main...profile of foods, carbohydrates can be nondigestible...starches and carbohydrate-based fat replacers...
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Carbohydrate manufacturer asks for simplification of carbohydrate labeling.
Newspaper article from: Drug Week; 9/10/2004; 700+ words
; ...confusion over carbohydrate content claims...differentiates digestible carbohydrates from non-digestible...information about carbohydrates, especially...of clarifying carbohydrate definitions." In general, carbohydrates can be divided...
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Carbohydrates beef up reasons for weight gain
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 3/5/1986; 622 words
; ...suggests that "carbohydrates work differently...patients a high-carbohydrate diet to see if...because the "carbohydrate cravers" become...t get their carbohydrates. Wurtman believes that carbohydrate craving is related...
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Carbohydrates 101
Newspaper article from: The Topeka ; 6/20/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...simple sugars. All carbohydrates are broken down into...their work. Complex carbohydrates are found in bread...about 15 grams of carbohydrate. Nonstarchy vegetables...daily calories from carbohydrates. For someone eating...50 percent of that carbohydrate, this amount would...
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Carbohydrates and the diabetic
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 8/27/2002; ; 653 words
; ...Diabetics are encouraged to eat carbohydrates. Have a discussion with your...help you work out your total carbohydrate needs as well as recommend appropriate...able to reap the benefits of carbohydrates as well as enjoy their great...
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Carbohydrate Malabsorption Is a Feature of Feline Inflammatory Bowel Disease but Does Not Increase Clinical Gastrointestinal Signs1,2
Magazine article from: The Journal of Nutrition; 8/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...definition, carbohydrate tolerance is...consume dietary carbohydrates without adverse...or injury. Carbohydrate malassimilation...presence of carbohydrate malabsorption...of dietary carbohydrates are in producing...
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Carbohydrates
Book article from: Science of Everyday Things
...known varieties of carbohydrate. Sugars can be...Starches are complex carbohydrates without taste...must be defined. Carbohydrates are made up of...simplest type of carbohydrate. Found in grapes...but there is no carbohydrate more chemically...sugars or simple carbohydrates. Examples ...
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Carbohydrate
Encyclopedia entry from: UXL Encyclopedia of Science
Carbohydrate Carbohydrates are compounds composed...and oxygen. The carbohydrate group includes sugars...usual form in which carbohydrates are stored as energy...known as a structural carbohydrate because of the fibers...
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carbohydrates
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body
...names imply, carbohydrates are made up of...biosphere is a carbohydrate — cellulose...energy arises. Carbohydrate-rich foods are...quantities of carbohydrates are ingested as...particular dietary carbohydrates are necessary...Excess of dietary carbohydrate, when the glycogen...
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Carbohydrate Intolerance
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health: Infancy through Adolescence
...completely process the nutrient carbohydrate (a classification that includes...sugar found in milk. Description Carbohydrates are the primary source of energy...simple sugar, is the simplest carbohydrate. Simple sugars include glucose...
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carbohydrate
Book article from: A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition
carbohydrate Carbohydrates are the major...The reserve of carbohydrate in the liver...more branched. Carbohydrates form the major...energy yield of carbohydrates is 4 ...classified as a carbohydrate; it yields...
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