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Those poor carbohydrates. They have been getting a bad rap ever since Mr. Adkins appeared from the shadows with his revolutionary diet of all bacon, no bread. In the last few years though, those in the medical community have begun to feel a bit differently about our dastardly diet demons. In fact there are so many reports being released almost daily, it's nealrly impossible to determine what is the best route to take when you need to lose those excess pounds. I'm here to give you the low down on the good, the bad and the ugly. By the time I'm done, diet confusion will be a thing of the past.

* THE GOOD *

Brown rice is great for you if you're trying to lose any amount of weight. Everything in moderation of course, but it is a great source of nutrition for many reasons. It holds in its layers essential vitamins and minerals such as B1, B3, B6, Manganese, Selenium, Magnesium, and Lignans. Each of these nutrients serves a vital purpose in our bodies. They help to lower our LDL (bad cholesterol), they help protect against the damage of free radicals (those nasty little boys that are responsible for causing cancer), and they help lower high blood pressure. It has also been proven that the consumption of brown rice substantially lowers the risk of colon cancer. As for weight control, it is considered a complex carbohydrate. This means that it is high in fiber and is digested easier in our systems. It also has the ability to make us feel fuller for a longer period of time, which results in snacking less on the foods which are our hips' true enemies.

* THE BAD *

Who doesn't love white rice, especially when it's fried with our favorite Chinese combo platter? But truth be told, it has no nutritional benefit for us and can only hinder our weight loss efforts. White rice is brown rice that has been completely stripped (polished is the technical term) of its nutrients. While the higher powers of food manufacturing requires that the white rice be enriched with the vitamins it has had stolen from it, there are still eleven nutrients that have not been replaced before it gets placed on our shelves. In addition, it has less than one gram of dietary fiber, which means that it is not what we consider a complex carbohydrate, but rather a simple starch. These are what your doctor warned you about. These cause significant spikes in blood sugar levels which means that while we may feel a quick spurt of energy, we will crash in a short period of time and long for that Hershey's

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