Do startches and carbohydrates have the same function in the human body?

Answer 1

Carbohydrates are organic molecules that are made up of simple sugars. Molecules such as glucose and fructose are the simplest possible carboyhydrates, and are referred to as sugars. When many such molecules join to form a much larger molecule, such molecules are called "complex carbohydrates" or "starches."

Answer 2

Starches are very large molecules made of simple sugars. Therefore starches are carbohydrates. So yes they are both used a source of energy.

Starches are generally much slower to break down than simple sugars (glucose, fructose, surcose) so they do have a slightly different role as a source of fuel in the body.

Answer 3

Starches are a type of carbohydrates, so to answer your question, yes.

Answer 4

starches must be broken down into carbohydrates (ie by salivary amylase), which are the smaller constituent molecule. then they all are used the same way.

Answer 5

starches ARE carbohydrates