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Obesity

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), obesity is a disease in which excess of body fat accumulated presents a health risk. However, the amount of fat accumulated and its…

May 14, 2016 · 1 min read
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Sucrose

The most basic form of a carbohydrate, which cannot be broken down by water to simpler units, is called monosaccharide and includes glucose, fructose and galactose. (1) Sucrose is a…

May 11, 2016 · 1 min read
Carbohydrates

Harmful effects of fructose metabolism

Fructose metabolism is significantly more harmful than other sugars. Fructose and glucose are the most commonly consumed simple sugars. They have the same amount of calories per gram, but differ…

May 4, 2016 · 2 min read
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Starch

Starch is a complex carbohydrate found in plant foods, and serves as their energy storage. Starch is made of three or more (usually several hundreds or thousands) glucose units bonded…

May 3, 2016 · 1 min read