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Dietary Carbohydrates MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Dietary Carbohydrates
Tree Number(s)
D09.301
G07.203.300.362
J02.500.362
Unique ID
D004040
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004040
Annotation
/adv eff: coordinate with disease /‌etiol, not /‌chem ind; /‌ther use: coordinate with specific disease /‌diet ther
Scope Note
Carbohydrates present in food comprising digestible sugars and starches and indigestible cellulose and other dietary fibers. The former are the major source of energy. The sugars are in beet and cane sugar, fruits, honey, sweet corn, corn syrup, milk and milk products, etc.; the starches are in cereal grains, legumes (FABACEAE), tubers, etc. (From Claudio & Lagua, Nutrition and Diet Therapy Dictionary, 3d ed, p32, p277)
Entry Term(s)
Carbohydrates, Dietary
See Also
Diet, Carbohydrate Loading
Public MeSH Note
64
History Note
64
Entry Combination
chemistry:Carbohydrates /chemistry
deficiency:Carbohydrates /deficiency
Date Established
1964/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2016/05/02
Dietary Carbohydrates Preferred
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