# data[].attributes.body
Carbohydrates should make up 40-60% of an individual's total energy intake. This is equivalent to 220-320g/day.

# data[].attributes.body
Carbohydrates are found in a wide variety of both healthy and unhealthy foods.

# data[].attributes.headline
There are three main types of carbohydrates:

# data[].attributes.subject
There are three main types of carbohydrates:

# data[].attributes.body
Sugar. Sugar is the simplest form of carbohydrate and occurs naturally in some foods, including fruits, vegetables, milk and milk products. Types of sugar include fruit sugar (fructose), table sugar (sucrose) and milk sugar (lactose).
Starch. Starch is a complex carbohydrate, meaning it is made of many sugar units bonded together. Starch occurs naturally in vegetables, grains, and cooked dry beans and peas.
Fiber. Fiber also is a complex carbohydrate. It occurs naturally in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and cooked dry beans and peas.

# data[].attributes.headline
                                   WHAT ARE CARBOHYDRATES?

# data[].attributes.subject
                                   WHAT ARE CARBOHYDRATES?

# data[].attributes.headline
Carbohydrates fun facts and misinterpretations

# data[].attributes.subject
Carbohydrates fun facts and misinterpretations

# data[].attributes.body
While at rest, our energy source is 10% protein, 40% fat, 50% carbohydrates. However, under intense activity, our energy source is 50% fat and 50% carbohydrates.

Between 1970 and 2005 there has been an increase of 10,673% in high fructose corn syrup.

There is a common misconception that all carbohydrates are bad for you. However, this is a myth. Carbohydrates come in two forms, simple carbohydrates and complex carbohydrates. While simple carbs like soft drinks are digested quickly in the body and lead to a crash, complex carbohydrates have a much longer digestion process and do not lead to a crash. Hence, all carbohydrates are not bad.

# data[].attributes.attachment_caption
The three single sugars - monosaccharides.

# data[].attributes.body
Carbohydrates consist of Carbon, Hydrogen and Oxygen in the generic structure (C(n)H(2n)O(n)). The building blocks of all carbohydrates are monosaccharides, also known as simple sugars. These include Glucose, Fructose and Galactose. When someone eats a meal containing carbohydrates, the body breaks it down into these monosaccharides for immediate energy, or stores it in the form of polysaccharides in the muscle and liver for later use if blood glucose levels are already high.

# data[].attributes.body
Used in the Krebs Cycle for cells to produce energy to the body.
They occur in many different forms, like sugars and dietary fibre, and in many different foods, such as whole grains, fruit and vegetables.

# data[].attributes.body
3.87 kilocalories of energy per gram for simple sugars
3.57 to 4.12 kilocalories per gram for complex carbohydrates

# data[].attributes.body
A way of ranking carbohydrate-containing foods based on how slowly or quickly they are digested and increase blood glucose levels over a period of time – usually two hours. The GI uses glucose or white bread as a reference food – it has a GI score of 100.