Carbohydrates by https://padlet.com/aimeerogers09/carbohydrates01 en-us 2018-11-06 14:33:29 UTC 2025-10-24 16:46:59 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Apple.png Carbohydrates aimeerogers09 https://padlet.com/aimeerogers09/carbohydrates01/wish/301017199 There are two types of carbohydrates.
1. simple carbohydrates- sugars
2.complex carbohydrates- starches and fibre.]]> 2018-11-06 15:05:11 UTC https://padlet.com/aimeerogers09/carbohydrates01/wish/301017199 Sugars aimeerogers09 https://padlet.com/aimeerogers09/carbohydrates01/wish/301021021 They occur naturally in foods such as fruit and milk or can be added when you sprinkle sugar on foods or include it when you are baking. ]]> 2018-11-06 15:11:15 UTC https://padlet.com/aimeerogers09/carbohydrates01/wish/301021021 Functions within the body https://padlet.com/aimeerogers09/carbohydrates01/wish/301026060 In your body, carbohydrates are mainly used to supply energy but they have to be converted to glucose first before they can take part in respiration. Animals store glucose as glycogen, whereas plants store it as amylose. ]]> 2018-11-06 15:19:27 UTC https://padlet.com/aimeerogers09/carbohydrates01/wish/301026060 Polysaccharides https://padlet.com/aimeerogers09/carbohydrates01/wish/301027734 Polysaccharides are the most complex carbohydrates because they are made from many monasaccharides linked together. The starch found in plants (amylose), is made from about 300 gucose molecules, and glycogen (animal starch) is made from about 1500 glucose molecules. ]]> 2018-11-06 15:22:00 UTC https://padlet.com/aimeerogers09/carbohydrates01/wish/301027734 Types of sugars aimeerogers09 https://padlet.com/aimeerogers09/carbohydrates01/wish/301028528 1. glucose
2. sucrose
3. dextrose
4. glucose syrup
5. maltose
6. invert sugar]]> 2018-11-06 15:23:08 UTC https://padlet.com/aimeerogers09/carbohydrates01/wish/301028528 Carbohydrates https://padlet.com/aimeerogers09/carbohydrates01/wish/301030219 Carbohydrates are the sugars, starches and cellulose found in food. They are all compounds of the elements carbon, hydrogen and oxygen.]]> 2018-11-06 15:25:39 UTC https://padlet.com/aimeerogers09/carbohydrates01/wish/301030219 Eating too few carbohydrates https://padlet.com/aimeerogers09/carbohydrates01/wish/301033080
Cutting out carbohydrates from your diet could put you at increased risk of a deficiency in certain nutrients, leading to health problems, unless you're able to make up for the nutritional shortfall with healthy substitutes.

When you are low on glucose, the body breaks down stored fat to convert it into energy. This process causes a build-up of ketones in the blood, resulting in ketosis. Ketosis as a result of a low carbohydrate diet can be linked, at least in the short term, to headaches, weakness, nausea, dehydration, dizziness and irritability.
]]> 2018-11-06 15:29:48 UTC https://padlet.com/aimeerogers09/carbohydrates01/wish/301033080 Dietary sources of carbohydrates https://padlet.com/aimeerogers09/carbohydrates01/wish/301034626 Foods that supply a lot of sugars include biscuits, cakes and fruit. Foods rich in starch include bread, potatoes, rice and pasta.]]> 2018-11-06 15:32:23 UTC https://padlet.com/aimeerogers09/carbohydrates01/wish/301034626 Starch aimeerogers09 https://padlet.com/aimeerogers09/carbohydrates01/wish/301037918 starchy foods include pasta, rice, bread and potatoes.
starchy foods release energy more slowly than sugars so you will stay satisfied for longer.]]> 2018-11-06 15:37:40 UTC https://padlet.com/aimeerogers09/carbohydrates01/wish/301037918 Non-starch polysacchariades aimeerogers09 https://padlet.com/aimeerogers09/carbohydrates01/wish/301042874 non-starch polysacchariades, also known as fibre, are an important component of a healthy, balanced diet. They are important in the processes of digestion and elimination ]]> 2018-11-06 15:45:15 UTC https://padlet.com/aimeerogers09/carbohydrates01/wish/301042874