To premise, let me give an example of my understanding of diet:
>Grog eat meat (protein)
>Grog lift big rock
>Grog eat more meat (protein)
>Grog lift bigger rock
Yeah I don’t really get anything else. I see “low carb high protein” diets around sometimes, but I don’t entirely understand what that’s meant to mean. If there’s any other dietary explanations people can provide (I assume there’s more than carbs and protein) then I’d welcome those too.
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A carbohydrate, or “carb” for short, is a type of molecule that we eat for energy. There are lots of types of carbs: simple carbs are called sugars, slightly more complex carbs are called starches, and complex carbs are called fiber. The simpler the carb, the easier it is to digest, and the more calories you’ll get from them.
Sugars have a lot of variety. Sucrose is your white, granulated sugar, fructose is common in fruits and grains, lactose is found in milk, glucose is found in everything; basically, if it ends in -ose, it’s a sugar.
Starches are found in processed grains and many vegetables; breads, potatoes, and pasta are common sources.
Fiber is found in many vegetables and whole grains.
Carbs, proteins, and lipids are the three [“macromolecules”](https://www.khanacademy.org/science/biology/macromolecules) we eat for energy. Proteins are abundant in meats, legumes (beans), and dairy products. “Lipids” is a fancy word for fats and oils. They provide more calories per gram than the other two.
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