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the smallest form of carbohydrate is a monosaccharide called glucose. it is represented as a hexagon, a six - sided polygon, because that represents a major part of the actual chemical structure between five carbons and one oxygen atom.
what do you think our bodies do first with the larger carbohydrates we consume in food?
we dont use the carbohydrates we consume
use them directly as building blocks for muscles
excrete them whole
break them down into glucose
Carbohydrates are broken down into glucose for energy. Muscles use proteins (not carbs directly). We do use carbs, and don't excrete them whole.
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Break them down into glucose.