🍞Carbohydrates

Carbohydrates are one of the four essential macronutrients, along with protein, fat, and water. Carbs consist of fibre, starch, and sugar.

Carbohydrates are essential primarily for fibre. Otherwise, they are simply a good source of energy for the body. Though the body can manufacture carbs from protein and/or fats. Vegan foods tend to have no shortage of carbs. Cereals, root vegetables (potatoes, yams, cassava), fruits, and legumes (beans, peas, lentils) are vegan whole food sources of carbs. Low-carb diets can be dangerous to your health. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3262230/amp/New-mother-nearly-DIES-low-carb-diet-32-year-old-developed-life-threatening-condition-ditching-bread-rice-pasta-breastfeeding.html?__twitter_impression=true

Study of blood glucose (diabetes indicator) in Americans vs New Guinea tribe who ate 90% carbs. Even eating 90% carbs they had far lower blood glucose. https://twitter.com/whsource/status/1080546813709434880?s=19

There is an inverse correlation between intake of carbohydrates and diabetes. In other words, carbohydrates prevent diabetes. https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/CA456C1DECFA93B083A153FE85076848/S0007114513002298a.pdf/div-class-title-dietary-intake-of-carbohydrates-and-risk-of-type-2-diabetes-the-european-prospective-investigation-into-cancer-norfolk-study-div.pdf https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.568.1071&rep=rep1&type=pdf