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carbohydrate

[ kahr-boh-hahy-dreyt, -buh- ]

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noun

any of a class of organic compounds that are polyhydroxy aldehydes or polyhydroxy ketones, or change to such substances on simple chemical transformations, as hydrolysis, oxidation, or reduction, and that form the supporting tissues of plants and are important food for animals and people.

carbohydrate

/ ˌkɑːbəʊˈhaɪdreɪt /

any of a large group of organic compounds, including sugars, such as sucrose, and polysaccharides, such as cellulose, glycogen, and starch, that contain carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, with the general formula C m (H 2 O) n: an important source of food and energy for animals Informal termcarb

carbohydrate

/ kär′bō-hī′drāt′ /

Any of a large class of organic compounds consisting of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, usually with twice as many hydrogen atoms as carbon or oxygen atoms. Carbohydrates are produced in green plants by photosynthesis and serve as a major energy source in animal diets. Sugars, starches, and cellulose are all carbohydrates.

First recorded in 1865–70; carbo- + hydrate

“My diet was designed to prevent carbohydrate cravings,” Watson told The Daily Beast.

Unfortunately for the proponents of high-carbohydrate diets, high blood triglycerides are a major risk factor for heart disease.

For the last several decades, the AHA has promoted a low-fat high-carbohydrate diet as a cornerstone of heart health.

Based on what we know now about high carbohydrate eating, the obesity epidemic was predictable.

And insulin stays high as long as blood sugar levels stay high—the direct result of eating a high-carbohydrate diet.

Practically, however, protein and carbohydrate are essential, and it is better to have a mixture of all three.

However, with the exception of potato salad, salads are probably never taken as a source of carbohydrate.

On the whole, desserts can therefore be regarded as high-carbohydrate foods.

Raisins, being extremely high in carbohydrate, are especially valuable as an ingredient.

The carbohydrate of vegetables is found in both its forms, starch and sugar.

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