Carbs are like the Taylor Swift of the food world: They’re polarizing. Some people avoid them at all costs, while others don’t dare imagine a life without them. So what’s the deal? Are they OK in ...

Whether you’re trying to lose weight, manage your blood sugar levels or reduce your risk of cardiovascular disease, you’ve probably heard the adage that focusing on whole or complex carbs and cutting ...

Complex carbs have lots of sugar molecules bonded together in long chains and take longer to digest. Whereas simple carbs have just one or two molecules that your body absorbs quickly. Since complex ...

Carbs often get blamed for weight gain. But what are carbohydrates? And are they really a detriment to our health? The truth is that we need carbs to fuel our bodies. But not all carbs are created ...

Bread. Pasta. Potatoes. Cake. Many of our favorite things are packed with a biomolecule called carbohydrates. We need them – they are what allows our bodies to produce the energy required to maintain ...

Carbohydrates can be a healthy part of a cholesterol-lowering diet. These are some of the best carbs to eat for lowering LDL or raising HDL cholesterol. Reviewed by Dietitian Sarah Pflugradt, Ph.D., ...

COLUMBIA - I don't think I've ever had a nutrition talk with anyone who hasn't asked me about carbohydrates. Or referenced them as being "bad." Carbs aren’t bad – they are important and necessary.

The No. 1 health and wellness goal shared by most patients is to lose weight! That has led to a lot of attention being paid to sugar. In fact, some people have decided to avoid all refined sugars with ...

While diets can certainly range from healthy and helpful to worrisome and even dangerous, they all have at least one thing in common: a focus on reductions and eliminations. Examples include the ...

Whether you’re trying to lose weight, manage your blood sugar levels or reduce your risk of cardiovascular disease, you’ve probably heard the advice to focus on “good carbs.” But what exactly does ...