Fats are a wide group of compounds that are made up of triglycerides. Triglycerides are groups of three fatty acids. Fats can be solid or liquid (oils). Fats are also called lipids although they are just a distinguished category of lipids (which, apart from fats, also include waxes, sterols, fat-soluble vitamins such as vitamins [...]

Carbohydrates are organic compounds that consist of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. The basic subunits of carbohydrates are simple sugars. Carbs are either simple (monosaccharides) or complex (disaccharides and polysaccharides). Simple carbs come from starches and sugars and they are a source of immediate energy, being quickly converted to glucose. Complex carbohydrates are stored as [...]