Carbs are highly controversial these days. The dietary guidelines suggest that we get about half of our calories from carbohydrates. On the other hand, some claim that we should all just be flat out avoiding them.

In this video I'm taking a detailed look at carbs, their health effects and how you can make the right choices.

Further reading: https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/good-carbs-bad-carbs

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Studies mentioned:

STUDY 1: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25178568
STUDY 2: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23035144
STUDY 3: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26768850
STUDY 4: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26224300
STUDY 5: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2129159/
STUDY 6: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10365987