carbohydrate
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Resistant starch is a type of carbohydrate that escapes much of the usual digestion in the small intestine, allowing it to reach the colon, where microbes can break it down.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026
A lone star bite, in contrast, instantly injects a galactose-alpha-1,3-galactose carbohydrate molecule into the blood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
"Shetland tatties are very plentiful and very available. Shetland tatties are my favourite source of carbohydrate without a shadow of a doubt. Getting other sources of carbohydrates is extremely difficult."
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
The three diets differ sharply in how much carbohydrate and fat they provide.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 29, 2026
There are innumerable plant-animal combinations, mostly in the sea, where the green plant cells provide carbohydrate and oxygen for the animal and receive a share of energy in return.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
"I don't mind that though because there is definitely a psychological aspect to REDs. Why are you doing this? Why are you not eating the carbohydrates?"
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
“That helps it get delivered to the cells because carbohydrates provide energy.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
This method assigns average calorie values to each gram of fat, carbohydrates, and protein, then uses those values to calculate the total available energy.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026
Another name often cited among commentators is Taiwanese-American biochemist Chi-Huey Wong for pioneering synthesis methods for complex carbohydrates and glycoproteins.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
In eating the plants we combine the carbohydrates with oxygen dissolved in our blood because of our penchant for breathing air, and so extract the energy that makes us go.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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