Carbs
- CelebrityYahoo Life
Jennifer Lopez, 49, flashes abs in selfie and fans are freaking out: 'You don’t age!'
The singer is documenting a 10-day detox from carbs and sugar.
2 min read - HealthYahoo Life UK
Calling all pasta lovers: A low carb diet could shorten your lifespan
Music to our ears...
- NewsSimone Olivero
Your favourite comfort food may actually be killing you
A surprising study out of the University of Texas has many people questioning their favourite comfort foods. “Previous research suggests increased levels of IGFs are associated with increased lung cancer risk. The glycemic index (GI) is a way of measuring the quality of dietary carbohydrates in food based on how quickly they raise blood sugar levels after consumption.
- NewsSimone Olivero
The colour-coded method for eating carbs
Time and time again we’ve been told to cut carbs. But when you look at what actually constitutes a carb, it starts to feel like you’re cutting everything
- NewsGail Johnson
The 9 most addictive carbs -- and how to kick your habit
Manhattan family doctor Bruce Roseman used to be addicted to foods like bread and pasta. In fact, Roseman says that new brain imaging techniques from the emerging field of addiction neuroscience show that a certain carbs—which he calls “addictocarbs”—stimulate the addiction and pleasure centres of the brain, causing irresistible cravings just like opioids. Roseman, who also holds joint appointments at Mount Sinai Hospital in the departments of family medicine and OB/GYN, says he was overweight