Of the three macronutrients, carbohydrates now receive most of the negative press. The last two issues of this column concerned fats and protein. For many years, fats were the bad boy of the three.
Kayla Girgen, RD, is a licensed dietitian who specializes in weight management and weight loss for patients after bariatric surgery. Carbohydrates (colloquially known as carbs) often get a bad rap ...
Carbohydrate chemistry deals with the reactions and synthesis of, often biologically important, carbohydrate molecules including monosaccharides, polysaccharides and their derivatives ...