The body quickly breaks down simple carbohydrates to use as energy.
Simple carbohydrates are found naturally in foods such as fruits,
milk, and milk products. They also occur in processed and refined
sugars such as candy, table sugar, syrups, and soft drinks. The
majority of carbohydrate intake should come from complex
carbohydrates (starches) rather than processed or refined sugars.
Review Date: 12/23/2010
Reviewed By: Harvey Simon, MD, Editor-in-Chief, Associate Professor of Medicine,
Harvard Medical School; Physician, Massachusetts General Hospital.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
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