Carbohydrates give energy to living things, and a special type of carbohydrate called cellulose makes a plant’s cell walls. Proteins are made of monomers called amino acids. Proteins make up the muscles and structural tissue in a body, and they make enzymes which control chemical reactions. ...
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Starch is a carbohydrate and polysaccharide that all green plants produce as an energy store. It is the most important carbohydrate in human nutrition and contains many staple foods such as potatoes, wheat, maize (corn), rice, and cassav...
The carbohydrate sweet spot varies greatly from person to person, so there's no hard answer to how many carbs you need to lose weight. A low-carb diet falls somewhere between20 to 60 grams of carbsdaily, depending on your calorie needs. The ketogenic diet, which is a very strict low-ca...
Is glucose the only source of food energy? Why is cellulose considered to be a complex carbohydrate? Why is the energy in the food we eat not efficient in converting to ATP? What is the main sugar used by cells for energy? What are three- to nine-c...
Our bodies only have 17 so-called carbohydrate-active enzymes (CAZymes). The remaining 10,000+ come from the bacteria in our gut, such as Bacteroides, and they’re important for digesting carbs. The main byproducts of that carb metabolism are short-chain fatty acids — including acetate, pr...
Say the high protein-high fat/low carbohydrate diet is called Diet-X. An individual will start Diet-X and they are super motivated. Then, within a very short period of time (sometimes as soon as one day or one week), many of these individuals will say something like the following when...
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Peas and lentils can be an excellent lower glycemic index substitute for many other non-grain and grain carbohydrate sources.1,2 Also of importance, peas and lentils can be a nutritious novel carbohydrate source for pets experie...
Dietary fiber, or roughage as it is technically called, is a type of carbohydrate that is not digested by the body. So why have it in the first place? Because, as fiber moves through the digestive system, it absorbs water on its way, which helps ease bowel movements. Thus, consuming hi...