1. USING CARBOHYDRATES

2. Chemical Make-up
- Carbohydrates are made up of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. Which make up a saccharide (sugar) unit
Types of Saccharide Units
Monosaccharaides
Glucose – Form that the cells use for energy
Fructose – Sweetest form – found in fruit
Galactose – binding agent
Disaccharides
Sucrose – Table sugar
Lactose – Milk Sugar
Maltose – Grain sugar
Polysaccharides
Starch

3. How the body digests carbohydrates
-Carbohydrates are broken down into Monosaccharide's so they can travel through the bloodstream to the liver
-The liver converts fructose and galactose into glucose
-When a person eats their blood glucose rises which causes insulin to be released from the pancreas to burn glucose for energy – which lowers the glucose levels back to normal
-If the body doesn’t need the energy from the glucose, it is converted into glycogen
-Glycogen is stored in the muscles to be used during
muscular activity.
-Extra glycogen (about 1/3) can be stored in the liver for future needs. The liver can only store a limited amount of glycogen

4. How the body digests carbohydrates (continued)
-If you eat more carbohydrate than your body can use or store as glycogen – it is converted into fat.
These fat stores cannot be converted back into glucose to be used by the body for energy.