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Carbohydrates

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Carbohydrates

Carbohydrates are one of the tree main constituents of the food we eat, along with fat and protein

restaurant in Beijing

Health

People in China consume twice the recommended daily limit of salt

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Drinking sugary drinks linked to an increased risk for all cancers

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Drinking sugary drinks linked to an increased risk for all cancers

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Eating a Mediterranean diet has been linked to numerous health benefits

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Cooking skills aren't enough to make you eat a healthy diet

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Eggs in frying pan

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Why everything you know about nutrition is wrong

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ancient crocodylians

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Ancient crocodile cousins evolved vegetarianism at least three times

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Sugar

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Sugar

How many steps a day do you really need? Spoiler: It isn't 10,000

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How many steps a day do you really need? Spoiler: It isn't 10,000

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Twins eat an ice cream

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How your body processes food is only partially down to your genes

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A spoon of sugar

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Why the truth about our sugar intake isn't as bad as we are told

Read the headlines, and you would think we are eating more sugar than ever before – but the numbers reveal a very different story, says James Wong

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How Lucy Wills discovered a medical marvel in Marmite

Regulars

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Protein mania: The problem with the West’s latest diet obsession

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So long, veganuary: Here’s how to consume consciously year round

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8 ways to keep your brain young and stave off mental decline

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