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Nutritional Value of Carbohydrates

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Are carbohydrates good for you? Explain why or why not.

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This 250 word discussion outlines the importance of carbohydrates in the human diet.

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Despite what you may hear in popular media, carbohydrates are good for you. Carbohydrates have long served as an important energy source for humans and continue to be a valued part of the diets of the world. The carbohydrates rice, corn and wheat serve as staple foods for the majority of the world's population.

Carbohydrates are converted by the body into glucose. Glycolysis, the first ...

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