variants
or carbo
: carbohydrate
also
: a high-carbohydrate food
—usually used in plural
variants
or carbo-
: carbon : carbonic : carbonyl : carboxyl
carbide
carbohydrate
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Matt Fuchs, TIME, 17 May 2024
The medical establishment decades ago prescribed reducing fat intake in favor of moderate protein and plentiful complex carbs.
—Michelle Stacey, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 May 2024
Per crepe: 153 calories, 4 g protein, 18 g carb., 8 g total fat (4 g sat.
—Bhg Test Kitchen, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 May 2024
FODMAPs, a group of carbs that some people have a really hard time digesting.
—Marygrace Taylor, SELF, 2 May 2024
Lumen provides you with a daily measurement of your energy source: fats or carbs, on a scale of one to five, based on your RER.
—PCMAG, 25 Apr. 2024
He’s also trimmed a lot of the carbs from the menu to serve a more health-conscious generation.
—Eric Edwards, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2024
Binge eating often emerges as part of a cycle of restriction—dieting, fasting, or eliminating entire food groups—like carbs, for example.
—Cole Kazdin, TIME, 16 Apr. 2024
One of these markers was higher production of coenzyme A, a molecule that shuttles carbon around cells and is important for breaking down carbs, amino acids and fat into chemical energy.
—Travis Nemkov, Discover Magazine, 11 Apr. 2024
Noun
Eat a slice of sourdough two hours before For tough exercise, increase your intake of carbs above the minimum guidelines.
—Matt Fuchs, TIME, 17 May 2024
The medical establishment decades ago prescribed reducing fat intake in favor of moderate protein and plentiful complex carbs.
—Michelle Stacey, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 May 2024
Per crepe: 153 calories, 4 g protein, 18 g carb., 8 g total fat (4 g sat.
—Bhg Test Kitchen, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 May 2024
FODMAPs, a group of carbs that some people have a really hard time digesting.
—Marygrace Taylor, SELF, 2 May 2024
Lumen provides you with a daily measurement of your energy source: fats or carbs, on a scale of one to five, based on your RER.
—PCMAG, 25 Apr. 2024
He’s also trimmed a lot of the carbs from the menu to serve a more health-conscious generation.
—Eric Edwards, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2024
Binge eating often emerges as part of a cycle of restriction—dieting, fasting, or eliminating entire food groups—like carbs, for example.
—Cole Kazdin, TIME, 16 Apr. 2024
One of these markers was higher production of coenzyme A, a molecule that shuttles carbon around cells and is important for breaking down carbs, amino acids and fat into chemical energy.
—Travis Nemkov, Discover Magazine, 11 Apr. 2024
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