Carbohydrates

Carbohydrates are just different forms of sugars.  Carbohydrates fuel your body.  As you must put fuel into your car for it to run, you must put carbohydrates into yourbody for itto perform.  Carbohydrates give you energy to lift weights and run on the treadmill.  There are two major types of carbs.  There are simple carbs and complex carbs.  This refers to the size of the sugar molecule.  Simple carbs are small sugar molecules.  Because they are so small, they are broken down and sent out into the bloodstream rather quickly.  Simple carbs include foods such as table sugar, candy, syrup, and honey.  Complex carbs are larger molecules and since they are bigger, they take longer to break down.  Therefore, they are released gradually into the bloodstream.  Complex carbs include foods such as grains, beans, oats, rice, corn, wheat, pastas, brads, potatoes, and yams.  Fibrous carbs have minimal quantity calories but are high in fiber helps increase metabolism.