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carbohydrate

[kahr-boh-hahy-drayt, -buh-] / ˌkɑr boʊˈhaɪ dreɪt, -bə- /


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"Shetland tatties are very plentiful and very available. Shetland tatties are my favourite source of carbohydrate without a shadow of a doubt. Getting other sources of carbohydrates is extremely difficult."

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

The three diets differ sharply in how much carbohydrate and fat they provide.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 29, 2026

Other popular supplements include carbohydrate gels, which Close says were key in the first sub-two hour marathon run earlier this year by Kenyan long-distance runner Sabastian Sawe.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

Even though overall carbohydrate and fiber intake remained steady, the quality of food choices declined during rest periods.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 23, 2026

For this reason, an acre of mixed grasses can actually produce more carbohydrate and protein in a year than an acre of field corn.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan

Last year, former FDA commissioner David Kessler asked the agency to declare certain refined carbohydrates unsafe.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

"There is little difference nutritionally between canned and fresh food in terms of macronutrients, like carbohydrates, protein, fats, and fibre, as well as fat-soluble vitamins, like vitamin A and E, and minerals," she says.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

Those participants ate a diet in which 14 percent of energy came from protein, 28-29 percent from fat, and 53 percent from carbohydrates.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 16, 2026

In the 1970s, cardiologist Robert C. Atkins developed the Atkins diet, which limits carbohydrates while increasing protein and fat intake.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026

And we animals, who are ultimately parasites on the plants, steal the carbohydrates so we can go about our business.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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