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