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 ...

There's a common misconception that carbohydrates are bad for you. You may even worry that eating them causes health issues, but carbs are an essential part of a healthy eating pattern. They need not ...

Carbs can be confusing. Filled with misinformation and hype, television commercials and Internet advertisements talk about good carbs and bad carbs, added sugars, the glycemic index, fiber and whole ...

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.

Ever since the Atkins low-carb, high-fat diet exploded on the American scene, carbohydrates have been labeled as bad. Unfortunately, this is only half true and has led to lots of confusion among the ...

Medically reviewed by Aviv Joshua, MS, RDN Carbohydrates are your body's preferred energy source and are essential to a healthy diet. Although experts try to avoid using words like "good" and "bad" ...

Carbs get a bad reputation. The popularity of low-carb diets has led many people to limit them or cut out carbs altogether. But carbs are actually great brain food—when you choose the right ones.

Q: 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 that better.

Why are some carbs “bad?” Of course, carbs can make it all too easy to consume unneeded extra calories. But according to nutritionist Lauren Manaker M.S., RDN, LD, CLEC, some of the carbs we think of ...

For many of us, our approach to nutrition includes counting carbohydrates, whether it’s following a keto or low-carb diet or aiming for a specific proportion of macros each day. We also tend to sort ...

Carbohydrates have become a dirty word in our fitness-obsessed culture. But are all carbs bad for you or do they play an important role in fueling our bodies? Here’s the skinny on all the pros and ...

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