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Presents 3 scorecards to evaluate 3 different types of carbs for individual nutrition needs and goals. The nutrition facts section on food labels can help you sort the good carbs from the bad carbs. When it was first published early in 2002, good carbs, bad carbs was the first book to use the phrase good carbs and to clarify how to adjust ones eating. Questioning the idea of good carbs, bad carbs the new york times. Carbohydrates provide your body with glucose it needs to function properly. Gain a better understanding of difference between good carbs vs bad carbs. Most carbs get broken down or transformed into glucose, which can be used as energy. Bad carbs and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Use the nutrition label to track your carbohydrates.
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