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carbohydrate (/ˌkɑːrboʊˈhaɪdreɪt/) is a
biomolecule consisting of
carbon (C),
hydrogen (H) and
oxygen (O) atoms,
usually with a hydrogen–oxygen atom...
- Low-
carbohydrate diets restrict carbohydrate consumption relative to the
average diet.
Foods high in
carbohydrates (e.g., sugar, bread, pasta) are limited...
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hydrates for
historical reasons not
covered above. Glucose, C6H12O6, was
originally thought of as C6(H2O)6 and
described as a
carbohydrate.
Hydrate formation...
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interconversion of
carbohydrates in
living organisms.
Carbohydrates are
central to many
essential metabolic pathways.
Plants synthesize carbohydrates from carbon...
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which the body
breaks down
carbohydrates. It
takes into
account only the
available carbohydrate (total
carbohydrate minus fiber) in a food. Glycemic...
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Carbohydrate loading,
commonly referred to as carb-loading, or
carbo-loading, is a
strategy used by
endurance athletes, such as
marathoners and triathletes...
- In
carbohydrate chemistry carbohydrate acetalisation is an
organic reaction and a very
effective means of
providing a
protecting group. The
example below...
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Carbohydrate counting involves determining whether a food item has
carbohydrate followed by the
subsequent determination of how much
carbohydrate the...
- glucose.
Glycemic load
accounts for how much
carbohydrate is in the food and how much each gram of
carbohydrate in the food
raises blood glucose levels. Glycemic...
- The
ketogenic diet is a high-fat, adequate-protein, low-
carbohydrate dietary therapy that in
conventional medicine is used
mainly to
treat hard-to-control...