Simple+Carbohydrates

Simple Carbohydrates
Samantha Musetti

Simple carbohydrates are refined sugars that are added later during the food processing. They are composed of monosaccharide and disasaccharide units. Common monosaccharides include sugars such as glucose, fructose, and galactose. Fructose is a sugar often found in the average American diet. It is very unhealthy for your body. Simple carbohydrates are mainly stripped of all of their fibers and nutrients leaving almost nothing healthy left in them. To be considered healthy, a product needs at least THREE grams of fibers. Also simple carbohydrates cause a rapid elevation in blood sugar, thus provoking an insulin response as the body produces extra insulin to bring the blood sugar level down. over time, the body's system for controlling blood sugar breaks down and diabetes develops. Diabetes and heart disease are very closely related. Simple carbohydrates can normally be quick energy sources but they do not supply any other nutrients or fiber.

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 * There are many, many more but the list would be too long. **

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