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Carbohydrate: Compounds that contain carbon, hydrogen and oxygen used by the body as a fuel source. Two main groups are sugars and starch.

Complex Carbohydrate: Carbohydrates such as starch and cellulose that contain more than ten linked glucose units.

Carbohydrate Loading: Increase consumption of carbohydrates in liquid or food form normally three days prior to an endurance type event.

Simple Carbohydrate: A type of carbohydrate, for example lactose, fructose and glucose.

Carbohydrates: Organic molecules composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen that serve as energy sources and structural materials for cells of all organisms.

Fermentation: The synthesis of ATP in the absence of oxygen through glycolysis.

Vitamin B2: Also known as Riboflavin. Plays and important part in the metabolism of fats, proteins and carbohydrates, helps corneous productions (nails, hair) and skin repair, one of the most important . . . View Full Definition

Monosaccharide: A carbohydrate that cannot be decomposed into simpler carbohydrates by hydrolysis.

Anaerobic Exercise: Activities in which oxygen demands of muscles are so high that they rely upon an internal metabolic process for oxygen, resulting in lactic acid build up. Short bursts of 'all-out' activitie . . . View Full Definition

Photosynthesis: The process by which plant cells use solar energy to produce ATP. The conversion of unusable sunlight energy into usable chemical energy, associated with the actions of chlorophyll.