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Carbohydrates come in three main sizes:

 Monosaccharides: Sugars whose atoms are arranged in a single ring

 Disaccharides: Sugars made from pairs of rings

 Polysaccharides: Long chains of single-ring carbohydrates

The monosaccharides and disaccharides are known as simple carbohydrates; the polysaccharides are known as complex carbohydrates. Your body almost invariably converts carbohydrates, whatever form they come in (except dietary fibers), to its own energy source, commonly referred to as blood sugar.