GOOD CARBS, BAD CARBS

Wait. Is there such a thing as a good carbohydrate? Absolutely. It’s easy to find examples of bad ones. Pop tarts, twinkies, lollipops. But there are also a lot of good ones.

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But first, what is a carbohydrate?

For the geeks, a carbohydrate is a combination of a carbon, hydrogen and oxygen atom (which you knew from breaking down the name, didn’t you, smarty pants?). For the non-geeks, a carbohydrate is a nutrient that has 4 calories per gram. And that affects a lot of things in your body. For instance: