carbohydrates

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1. Substances composed of long chains of oxygen, hydrogen, and carbon molecules. Sugar, starch, and cellulose are all carbohydrates. In the human body, carbohydrates play a major role in respiration; in plants, they are important in photosynthesis.

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Carbohydrates in food provide energy for the body and, if present in excess, are stored as fat.

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In this study, scientists used mice to explore how the diet affects metabolism over time, with results pointing to potentially harmful changes in how the body handles fats and carbohydrates.

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New research suggests that both the amount and the type of carbohydrates people eat may strongly influence their risk of developing dementia.

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Crops grown in nutrient-poor soil tend to encourage locust outbreaks because those plants contain high levels of carbohydrates and very little protein.

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Three newly identified compounds were found to strongly inhibit α-glucosidase, an enzyme that plays a central role in breaking down carbohydrates during digestion.

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It’s a decades-in-the-making response to the low-fat movement, which indirectly prioritized carbohydrates in favor of lowering intake of saturated fats and their related risk of high cholesterol and heart disease.

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