Medically reviewed by Aviv Joshua, MS, RDN Key Takeaways Good carbs are found in whole and minimally processed foods like ...

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 ...

Dear Doctors: I’m fuzzy on the idea of “good” and “bad” carbs. I know candy and soda and junk food are bad carbs, but I’m not sure what makes them different from good carbs. I’d like to understand ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Have you ever found yourself standing in the grocery store, reading a food label, and wondering, “Wait, what’s the difference between sugar versus carbs?” With so many nutrition terms being thrown ...

Do you have a sense that avoiding carbs is eating “clean?" Do you figure that anything with bread or flour in it is junk food? Is sugar something to be avoided at all costs? If so, we need to have an ...

Modern society makes getting healthy harder than ever. People are busy trying to balance work, family and other responsibilities. As a result, their health goals are often put on hold. That said, ...

Thanks to diet culture, many of us have a love-hate relationship with carbohydrates. We love them because they’re delicious and filling, but hate them because they’re considered unhealthy and ...

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 ...