[cs_content][cs_section parallax=”false” separator_top_type=”none” separator_top_height=”50px” separator_top_angle_point=”50″ separator_bottom_type=”none” separator_bottom_height=”50px” separator_bottom_angle_point=”50″ style=”margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text]The Biochemistry of Movement > 9.7.2. Carbohydrates are an important part of an athlete’s diet > Carbohydrates Are Composed of Carbon, Hydrogen And Oxygen >[/cs_text][cs_text style=”color: #800000;font-family: “Oxygen”,sans-serif;”]Identify that carbohydrates are composed of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen according to the formula: Cx(H2O)y[/cs_text][cs_text]
- The general ratio for carbohydrates is C:H:O = 1:2:1.
- There are three different types of carbohydrates: monosaccharides (single sugars), disaccharides (two sugars joined), and polysaccharides (a chain of many sugars).
- The most common examples of monosaccharides are glucose and fructose.
- The most common examples of disaccharides are sucrose, lactose and maltose.
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