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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

THAT IS HOT, ERIC. THANK YOU. WELL, IN YOUR HEALTH NEWS RIGHT NOW, CARBOHYDRATES HAVE HAVE LONG BEEN THE SO-CALLED BAD GUY IN THE DIET AND FITNESS WORLD. BUT AS KOAT, UNM HEALTH EXPERT DOCTOR ASH ...

Planning on cutting carbs as part of your new year health kick? Think again. Despite what you may think (or what diet culture has been telling us for decades) carbs are not the enemy. In fact, giving ...

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 ...

You may have heard that you should try to avoid eating too many simple sugars, but what does that mean? What are simple sugars? Are simple sugars carbohydrates? To answer both questions: simple sugars ...