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Carbohydrates & Uptake
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in mammals
Carbohydrate uptake in the body involves the absorption and transport of monosaccharides.
In the small intestine, glucose and galactose are taken up by the Sodium-Glucose Transport Protein (SGLT1) through active carrier transport, while fructose is taken up by facilitated diffusion through Glucose transporter (GLUT) 5 (GLUT5).
Once inside the enterocyte, all thr…