- Wikipedia: Carbohydrate
Explains the structures of different types of carbohydrates, and the role they play in nutrition.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbohydrate
- Kimball's Biology Pages: Carbohydrates
Includes information about and diagrams of molecular formulas.
users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/C/Carbohydrates.html
- MedlinePlus: Carbohydrates
Information about how our bodies use carbohydrates as food, what the glycemic index is, low carb diets, and more.
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/carbohydrates.html
- Food Chemistry: Carbohydrates
Explains how the body uses carbohydrates as an energy source.
www.visionlearning.com/library/module_viewer.php?mid=61
- Carbohydrates in Nutrition
Article on the complex and simple types of carbohydrates and the result of excess carbohydrate intake.
www.medical-library.net/sites/carbohydrates_in_nutrition.html
- Ask the Dietitian: Carbohydrates & Glycemic Index
Joanne Larsen provides a basic overview of the glycemic index and the different rates at which carbohydrates break down into sugars.
www.dietitian.com/carbos.html
- Simple Guide to Complex Carbohydrates
Article about carbohydrates, including a list of good sources of starch and dietary fiber.
www.hoptechno.com/book6.htm
- KidsHealth.org: Learning About Carbohydrates
Explains what carbohydrates are and how our bodies use them.
kidshealth.org/kid/nutrition/food/carb.html
- indoorclimbing.com: Carbohydrates
Discusses carbohydrate intake before and after exercise.
www.indoorclimbing.com/carbohydrates.html
- Biochemistry of Carbohydrates
Covers nomenclature, structures, and types of carbohydrates.
www.indstate.edu/thcme/mwking/carbohydrates.html
- Nomenclature of Carbohydrates
Scientific paper recommending changes in carbohydrate terminology.
www.chem.qmul.ac.uk/iupac/2carb
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