Which is more easily digested and absorbed carbohydrates or

Which is more easily digested and absorbed: carbohydrates or proteins? Explain. Based on your answer, how would that affect your effort to lose weight?

Solution

Carboydrates are more easily digested and absorbed than proteins.

Carbohydrate breakdown starts from mouth itself as  enzymes secretes by mechanical process of chewing and most of the carbohydrates is digested before it moves to stomach. But in case of proteins digestion starts only in stomach, as pepsin enzyme is secreted by stomach only.

so protien stays for longer time in body and keep us full.

Slower stomach emptying means, feeling of hunger for  later. thus helps in weight lose.

Also protien digestion takes more calories than carbohydrates so helps in weight lose.