Carbohydrates Flashcards

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What is the classification of carbohydrates

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Starches sugars dietary fibre

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What is the composition of carbohydrates

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Simple sugars join together to form starch

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What is the function of carbohydrates

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Heat and energy fibre gives a feeling of fullness fibre helps movement of food through the body

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What is the function of fibre

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Fibre mixes with water in the body and becomes bulky it passes through the body and stimulates peristalsis this pushes unwanted waste out of the body

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