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Are there Healthy Carbohydrates?
It aids in digestion and helps our body's immune system. The aloe vera plant itself has been known to mankind for years for its curative healing powers.
There are four elements for a healthy body, they are:
1. Nucleic acids & fatty acids.
2. Proteins and amino acids.
3. Carbohydrates.
4. Minerals, vitamins and trace elements.
Let us now consider the 3rd nutrient - carbohydrates.
For many years, people were thinking that protein was most critical element for our body to heal itself from diseases. However, recent research has discovered a new ingredient, carbohydrates. Also, the minute study of carbohydrates is known as glycobiology. This study has now given rise to surfacing of saccharides which are needed by our body which are known as glyconutrients.
Sugars and carbohydrates are consumed by our body and broken down into simple sugars. Our body uses these simple sugars, which in turn, produce energy. This is the main function that sugars and carbohydrates have in common. Scientists have commonly thought and agreed about this carbohydrate function for a long time. However, recent research has proved some very interesting factors about this very group of saccharides.
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