Many diets today advise you to restrict carbohydrates severely. But the truth is that while certain carbsthose that contain processed sugarscontribute to obesity, diabetes, and heart disease, other carbs are crucial to your physical and mental health.
In this book, you'll learn:
The best sources of good carbohydrates
Why your body functions better on glucose from carbs, rather than proteins
How to rate the carbs you eat
How a high-fiber diet combats disease and keeps you trim
The unhealthiest sugar you can eat
The effects carbs have on your mindreducing anxiety, improving recall, and more
The 25 Super Carbsfrom apples to yogurt
How to lose weight without cutting carbs
Plus: Good Carb recipes to get you startedfrom chili fries to risotto primavera!