From http://www.rsc.org/Education/Teachers/Resources/cfb/carbohydrates.htm http://www.rsc.org/Education/Teachers/Resources/cfb/carbohyd... > Carbohydrates (als

From http://www.rsc.org/Education/Teachers/Resources/cfb/carbohydrates.htm http://www.rsc.org/Education/Teachers/Resources/cfb/carbohyd... > Carbohydrates (also called saccharides) are molecular compounds made from just three elements: carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. Monosaccharides (e.g. glucose) and disaccharides (e.g. sucrose) are relatively small molecules. They are often called sugars. Other carbohydrate molecules are very large (polysaccharides such as starch and cellulose). I wish people would stop hating on "carbs" and redirect their disdain to sugars / small carbohydrates.