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carbohydrate

noun as in organic compound composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen

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Many patients consider the keto diet, which emphasizes high fat and very low carbohydrate intake to trigger a metabolic state called ketosis, where the body burns fat instead of carbs for energy.

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As expected, amino acid levels in the blood rose sharply after eating pork compared with the carbohydrate drink.

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This leftover pulp, which makes up about 80% of the beet after sugar extraction, was transformed into carbohydrates that trigger plants' natural immune responses.

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Researchers have shown that young rats fed a ketogenic diet -- a diet with high fat and low carbohydrates -- are protected from the lasting experience of pre-natal stress.

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Food that is past its expiry date is sometimes served, she told us, and meals often lack fruit and vegetables, and contain mainly heavy carbohydrates such as bread, chips and rice.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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