When the stomach digests food, the supermolecule (sugar and starch) within the food breaks down into another sort of sugar, known as glucose. The abdomen and little intestines absorb the glucose and so unleash it into the blood.
The body breaks down or converts most carbohydrates into the sugar glucose. Glucose is absorbed into the bloodstream, and with the help of a hormone called insulin it travels into the cells of the body where it can be used for energy.
