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Understanding Carbohydrates and Their Types by Mira Lee is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This chapter discusses food groups and carbohydrates. It defines a food group as a collection of foods with similar nutritional properties. Food guides typically divide foods into groups like carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, and minerals. Carbohydrates provide 4 calories per gram and are the primary fuel for the body. They can be simple sugars like glucose, fructose, and galactose, or complex starches and fibers. The chapter outlines the structures, sources and functions of different carbohydrates.
- Author
- Mira Lee
- Language
- EN