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carbohydrate

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


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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

The findings point to a carbohydrate rich diet and provide strong evidence that fermented foods and beverages were regularly consumed.

From Science Daily Mar. 4, 2026

Incorporating carbohydrate quality into dietary strategies may be an important step in reducing dementia risk and supporting long term brain health.

From Science Daily Jan. 27, 2026

Two major carbohydrate components were studied: fucose and galactose.

From Science Daily Jan. 9, 2026

Thus, the crops and animals of the Fertile Crescent’s first farmers came to meet humanity’s basic economic needs: carbohydrate, protein, fat, clothing, traction, and transport.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

A low-fat diet, by contrast, can get as much as 70% of its energy from carbohydrates.

From Science Daily Aug. 29, 2026

The plant-forward diet provided 70% of calories from carbohydrates and 15% from fat.

From Science Daily Aug. 29, 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

Gruel recalls growing up in what he calls the “microwave generation,” in a house stocked with cereal, pasta, refined carbohydrates and premade salad dressings.

From Salon Aug. 5, 2026

He called “tidbit-itis” the cases of enteritis or gastritis due to too many carbohydrates, especially sugar.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel




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