If you’re a runner, you’ve most likely engaged in the coveted ritual of ‘carb loading’ before a big race or a long run. This involves eating carbohydrates in the period leading up to a race to build ...

Carbs have been villainized for so long that just reading the word might make you nervously hide your bread basket. The diet industry has waged an all-out war against carbohydrates, leaving many of us ...

The Trump administration’s highly anticipated federal dietary recommendations are likely to reverse decades of nutrition recommendations that have long been the status quo on saturated fats, ...

Carbs often get a bad reputation, but experts say they’re essential for energy, focus, and overall balance. Understanding the ...

Along with protein and fat, carbohydrates, or carbs, is one of the three main nutrients in food. Carbs provide the energy that cells need to function properly and keep children active throughout the ...

While diets can certainly range from healthy and helpful to worrisome and even dangerous, they all have at least one thing in common: a focus on reductions and eliminations. Examples include the ...

High-quality carbs are minimally processed and nutrient-dense. Women who eat mostly unprocessed carbs -- like fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes and fiber -- and avoid refined carbohydrates in ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH)– Dr. Janel Gordon, a medical expert on WISH-TV, discussed the benefits of carbohydrates in a healthy diet, emphasizing the importance of high-quality carbs for better health ...

When it comes to healthy eating, all carbs are not created equal. From the healthy to the not-so-good, carbohydrates make up around half of most diets. Now, according to new research, scientists have ...

Carbohydrates are essential for muscle growth and energy. Weight gain is primarily caused by consuming more calories than you burn, not by carbohydrates alone. While low-carb diets can be effective ...

This column’s title came from Dr. Joel Fuhrman’s latest book: “Fast Food Genocide.” We should be eating slow carbs—legumes, unprocessed vegetables, fruit, and whole grains that are full of ...