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 ...

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

Medically reviewed by Jonathan Purtell, RDN Key Takeaways Eating a low-carb breakfast can prevent post-breakfast blood sugar ...

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 ...

Of the three macronutrients, carbohydrates now receive most of the negative press. The last two issues of this column concerned fats and protein. For many years, fats were the bad boy of the three.

Middle-aged women have heard it all when it comes to carbohydrate and fat intake recommendations. In 1992, we saw the USDA’s Food Guide Pyramid encourage consumers to focus on grains and limit fats.

Share on Pinterest Women who reported higher intakes of high quality carbohydrates and dietary fiber had up to a 37% greater chance of living longer, healthier lives. Yipengge/Getty Images A new study ...