Carbohydrates

Carbohydrates

Carbohydrates are the body’s main energy source. There are three different types of carbohydrates. These include starches, sugars and dietary fiber. Starch is composed of small chains of sugar. If these channels are made during digestion, our energy. We get 4 calories per gram of starch (or sugar). We are not the calories of... »

Fats

Fats

Fats are a group of organic compounds that are naturally present in plant and animal cells in the form of fat, consisting of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen atoms. They are an important energy store, twice with the calorific value than carbohydrates. They are divided into components of the enzyme called lipase. Fat plays an important... »

Carbohydrates

Carbohydrates

Carbohydrates are organic compounds that are simple and complex. There are sugar and starch. All carbohydrates eventually lead to glucose, which is absorbed and used by the body in different ways. Glucose is used red blood cells and is the main source of energy for the brain. It is also important for the oxidation... »