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@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ more complicated than this. The amount and type of food you eat
affects hormone levels that influence your energy expenditure and
hunger levels. And while my simplified model talks about adding and
losing fat, we have other body mass (glycogen and muscle) which will
be afected as well.
be affected as well.
What's my point in all of this? Yes, you should be aware of your
TDEE. Let it be a general guide (in addition to hunger signals) to how
@ -383,21 +383,21 @@ reading up.
Simple. Complex. Sugar. Glucose. Fructose. Lactose. Starch. What
exactly are carbs? Time for some more chemistry!
*Saccharide* is another term of carbohydrates. The *monosacharides*
and *disacharides* make up what we call the sugars. The most common
monosacharides are:
*Saccharide* is another term of carbohydrates. The *monosaccharides*
and *disaccharides* make up what we call the sugars. The most common
monosaccharides are:
* Glucose
* Fructose
* Galactose
Disacharides are pairs of monosacharides, such as:
Disaccharides are pairs of monosaccharides, such as:
* Sucrose (table sugar) = glucose + fructose
* Lactose (milk sugar) = galactose + fructose
* Maltose = glucose + glucose
Longer chains of sacharides form *polysacharides*, such as starch (as
Longer chains of saccharides form *polysaccharides*, such as starch (as
you'd find in potatos or rice) and cellulose. Cellulose gives plants
their structure and is indigestible (for the most part) to humans;
you've already seen it referred to here as dietary fiber. However,
@ -405,9 +405,9 @@ some gut bacteria can digest fiber and generate molecules we _can_
digest.
When digesting, our body will break down carbohydrates into
monosacharides so they can be absorbed in the large
monosaccharides so they can be absorbed in the large
intenstine. Because this breakdown takes time, the more *complex* the
carbohydrate (meaning the more sacharides are bound together), the
carbohydrate (meaning the more saccharides are bound together), the
slower the digestion. This will leave you feeling full longer and
avoid a blood sugar spike.