Chapter

Introduction

From Human Nutrition by Human Nutrition

Concepts

1. Carbohydrates

   "Carbohydrates are broken down into the subgroups simple and complex carbohydrates. These subgroups are further categorized into mono-, di-, and polysaccharides. Throughout history, carbohydrates have

2. Simple Sugars

   "Simple carbohydrates are also known as sugars and are grouped as either monosaccharides or disaccharides. Monosaccharides include glucose, fructose, and galactose, while disaccharides include lactose

3. Disaccharides

   "Disaccharides are composed of pairs of two monosaccharides linked together. All of the disaccharides contain at least one glucose molecule. Sucrose, which contains glucose and fructose, is also known

4. Complex Carbohydrates

   "Complex carbohydrates are polysaccharides, or long chains of monosaccharides that may be branched or unbranched. The two main groups of polysaccharides are starches and fibers. Starch molecules are a