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complex carbohydrates

These are starch and fiber, such as bread, pasta, rice, cereals and vegetables. Their molecules are combined in complex chains, hence their name and are converted to sugars for energy release by the body during digestion. Because the starch must be divided, they offer longer term energy than simple carbohydrates. (See: carbohydrates, fiber and simple carbohydrates).

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