CARBOHYDRATES
Main Fuctions:
- MONOMERS = Chemical energy in Cellular Respiration AND Building blocks for polymers
- DIMERS = Short term energy stores, source of food (plants)
- POLYMERS:
- Starch - Source of energy from ingesting foods such as plants [GLUCOSE]
- Glycogen - Stored energy in body (liver and muscles) [excess glucose --> long term energy]
- Cellulose - Structure for plants (cell wall), FIBRE (cannot be digested BUT helps keep us full and aids in making us excrete wastes)
Below is a link to an awesome video which shows our body and how we use fat and carbohydrates to function, specifically, athletes/sports, this was really interesting and thought provoking:
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