Carbohydrates - Are they good or bad?

Carbohydrates, along with fats and proteins, are one of the three components of all foods that provide the fuel for body function. All three are important to the body and play other roles in health as well. It is important to get the right amount of each of these substances in your diet.

Some diets will tell you to cut out all carbohydrates, while others will tell you to eat as much as you like. So what is the right answer? Reading the following articles you should have a better understanding of what role carbohydrates play in a person's diet.

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Articles

• Calculating Net Carbs — A Practical Guide for Tracking Carbohydrate Intake.
• Carbohydrates: What You must know — Is the public being misled about the true role of carbohydrates in the diet?
• Mad Carb Disease! Carbohydrates in Food — Clearing the confusing you may be hearing in the news about carbohydrates
• How to Curb Those Carbohydrate Cravings! — Avoiding the afternoon snack attack