Why carbs are bad for weight loss (the VERY basic version)

September 17 2017 by , medical review by in Dr. Ted Naiman, Sugar/fructose, Weight loss

If you have weight to lose, eating carbs is not a great idea. Why? They exist solely to fuel our body. And you know what else fuels us? Our body fat. Use that instead.

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