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Carbohydrates Composition : associated with

eating carbohydrates, your body's


Carbohydrates (also called main source of energy.
saccharides) are molecular
compounds made from just three
elements: carbon, hydrogen and
oxygen. Monosaccharides (e.g.
glucose) and disaccharides (e.g.
sucrose) are relatively small
molecules. They are often called
Uses :
sugars. The four primary functions
of carbohydrates in the body are
Advantages : to provide energy, store energy,
build macromolecules, and spare
Carbohydrates are your body's protein and fat for other uses.
main source of energy: They help fuel Glucose energy is stored as
your brain, kidneys, heart, muscles glycogen, with the majority of it in
and central nervous system. For the muscle and liver.
instance, fiber is
acarbohydrate that aids in
digestion, helps you feel full and
Trivia :
keeps blood cholesterol levels in Carbohydrates are the sugars,
check. starches and fibers found in fruits,
grains, vegetables and milk
Disadvantages : products. Though often maligned in
trendy diets, carbohydrates one
The Disadvantages of of the basic food groups are
Carbohydrates. Overindulgence important to a healthy life.
in carbs can cause bloating,
sadness, guilt and weight gain. There
are numerous health benefits
Questions :
1 what is the other term for nucleobases found in the
carbohydrates? two nucleic acid types are different:
adenine, cytosine, and guanine are
2 What is the primary function of
carbohydrates?
found in both RNA and DNA, while
thymine occurs in DNA and uracil
3 What are the three elements found in occurs in RNA.
carbohydrates?

4 What will be happen if you are Advantages :


Overindulgence in carbs?
The currently available nucleic acid
5 In what food we found the testing (NAT) methods to detect and
carbohydrates? monitor HIV all rely on enzymes and
nucleic acid probes and primers with
limited shelf-lives and stability that
may be difficult to implement in a
resource-limited setting .

Disadvantages :
Nucleic acid One key disadvantage of DNA
analysis is the potential for invasion
of individual privacy. Because a
person's DNA reveals so much
information about their physical
state, it is sensitive information that
must be carefully guarded. Concerns
about employers gaining access to
genetic information about employees
Composition : and using it to make hiring decisions
or determine health care eligibility
Nucleic acids are generally very
are common. Information about an
large molecules. ... Also, the
individual's ethnicbackground and transfer RNA, tRNA, and phosphate group, and a nitrogenous
parentage could become cause for ribosomal RNA, rRNA. base.
discrimination.
Trivia :k Questions :
Uses : Nucleic acids are biopolymers, or 1 What where found in nucleic acids?
The two main types of nucleic acids large biomolecules, essential to all
2 What is the type of nucleic acids?
in your body are known forms of life. They are
called deoxyribonucleic acid, DNA, composed of monomers, which are 3 What is NAT means?
and ribonucleic acid, RNA. There nucleotides made of three
components: a 5-carbon sugar, a 4 What occurs in deoxyribonucleic acid?
are several sub-types of RNA,
including messenger RNA, mRNA, 5 What occurs in ribonucleic acid?

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