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nashe asked in HealthDiet & Fitness · 1 decade ago

explain process of carbs.?

how does the body use and store carbs.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    Carbohydrates or saccharides (Greek sakcharon meaning "sugar") are simple molecules that are straight-chain aldehydes or ketones with many hydroxyl groups added, usually one on each carbon atom that is not part of the aldehyde or ketone functional group. Carbohydrates are the most abundant biological molecules, and fill numerous roles in living things, such as the storage and transport of energy (starch, glycogen) and structural components (cellulose in plants, chitin in animals). Additionally, carbohydrates and their derivatives play major roles in the functioning of the immune system, fertilization, pathogenesis, blood clotting, and development.

    The basic carbohydrate units are called monosaccharides, such as glucose, galactose, and fructose. The general chemical formula of an unmodified monosaccharide is (C·H2O)n, where n is any number of three or greater. Monosaccharides can be linked together in almost limitless ways. Two joined monosaccharides are called disaccharides, such as sucrose and lactose. Carbohydrates containing between about three to six monosaccharide units are termed oligosaccharides; anything larger than this is a polysaccharide. Polysaccharides, such as starch, glycogen, or cellulose, can reach many thousands of units in length. Many carbohydrates contain one or more modified monosaccharide units that have had one or more groups replaced or removed. For example, deoxyribose, a component of DNA, is a modified version of ribose; chitin is composed of repeating units of N-acetylglucosamine, a nitrogen-containing form of glucose.

  • 4 years ago

    in the beginning the foremost part of your weight-alleviation plan could be lean proteins, first, carbs 2nd. the only carbs that would make you benefit weight is the carbs in sugar. once you look into the nutrition label, look and notice how most of the carbs is sugar. if better than 50% of that's sugar, i'd stay away from it. there are 2 categories of carbs, different than sugar. you have your fibrous and your starchy carbs. how lots you consume is predicated on your physique. you could consume the two. while you're not sure, do 0.5 starchy and 0.5 fibrous. women human beings could consume a minimum of 100g of carbs/day and adult males a minimum of 150g/day. the main suitable source of starchy carbs are the all organic ones, i.e. oatmeal (non-sweetened or packaged), shredded wheat cereal (non sweetened), and kashi cereals, potatoes, yams, brown rice, and different entire wheat/grain products. fibrous carbs contains: broccolli, lettuce, eco-friendly beans, collards, etc. for further information, google and seek for suggestion from "burn the fat, feed the muscle" chapters 11 and 12. it is an staggering e book! desire this helps!

  • 1 decade ago

    most sugars after digestion/assimilation enter the portal bloodstream as glucose. as serum glucose increases serum insulin also increases. insulin is a storage hormone that is released when ever protein, carbohydrates or fats are ingested. the insulin response is greater when carbohydrates are released, then fats then proteins. so when insulin levels increase certain receptors are activated in various cell structures. in the muscles cell the glut-4 transporter translocates from the interior of the cell through the cell membrane to uptake glucose. glucose is transported into the muscle cell where it is converted into glycogen for storage (to be later converted to ATP for energy). excess serum glucose will circulate in the bloodstream where some will be stored in the liver, if stores there are not filled. any excess after this will be converted to a lipid and stored in the fat cell.

    Source(s): BS Exercise Science IFPA Certified Master Trainer 25+ years of resistance training experience 17 years of martial arts training
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