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Carbohydrates: Basic Ins and Outs

What makes a food a carbohydrate? Carbohydrates are classified by their chemical structure and divided into three groups: Monosaccharides, oligosaccharides, and polysaccharides. Monosaccharides (“mono” -one) contains only one sugar group, oligosaccharides contain multiple monosaccharides. Polysaccharides are the most complex have 10 or more monosaccharides linked together. Now, what does this mean in comparison to the

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