Research Topic · Peer-Reviewed

Carbohydrate Metabolism

Carbohydrate metabolism is the set of biochemical processes by which the body breaks down, builds up, stores, and uses carbohydrates to provide and regulate energy. Dietary carbohydrates are digested into simple sugars such as glucose, fructose, and galactose, which are absorbed and delivered to cells where glucose …

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 66× across the literature 🗓 Reviewed June 2026

Overview

Carbohydrate metabolism is the set of biochemical processes by which the body breaks down, builds up, stores, and uses carbohydrates to provide and regulate energy. Dietary carbohydrates are digested into simple sugars such as glucose, fructose, and galactose, which are absorbed and delivered to cells where glucose in particular serves as a primary fuel. Through pathways including glycolysis, the citric acid cycle, and oxidative phosphorylation, cells extract energy from these sugars, while processes such as glycogenesis and glycogenolysis store and release glucose as glycogen, and gluconeogenesis generates glucose when needed. These pathways are coordinated by hormones, most importantly insulin and glucagon, which maintain blood glucose within a narrow range. Disruptions in carbohydrate metabolism underlie major conditions, particularly diabetes mellitus, in which the regulation of blood glucose is impaired. Research relevant to this topic, within the scope of the International Journal of Cell, includes studies on the impact of nutrients on diabetes, the feasibility and use of continuous glucose monitoring, and patterns of food intake and energy density in relation to weight, all of which bear on how the body handles glucose and other carbohydrates. This page gathers peer-reviewed, open-access research relevant to carbohydrate metabolism, glucose regulation, and the cellular and clinical processes that depend on it.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 66 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Carbohydrate Metabolism, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in International Journal of Cell.

Journal editorial board
Faiz Ul Amin · Korea, Democratic People's Rep Yuping Li · United States Hong WAN · United Kingdom

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