Confused about carbohydrates? Become an expert on carbohydrate counting and diabetes management with a free health seminar, "Diabetic Diets: Easy Carbohydrate Counting" from 6 to 7 p.m. Dec. 1 at ...

Carbohydrates -- also called carbs -- are an important energy source for your body. Your digestive system can break them down quickly. They're converted into glucose, or blood sugar. Your body can use ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. If you’re counting carbs because you’re ...

This year more dieters than ever are expected to try losing weight by cutting carbs. But carb counting can be confusing. Diet books talk about "good carbs," "bad carbs" and the "glycemic index," while ...

Carb count: 20 grams (g) carbs for 1/4 cup dried apricots, 24 g carbs for 1/4 cup dried figs, 32 g carbs for 1/4 cup raisins Don’t assume those dried apricots or figs have the same amount of carbs as ...

What's a worried carb counter to do? Eat, of course. How else to alleviate anxiety? And there's this to think of also (we have to be honest here) -- on some Super Bowls Sundays in recent years, the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. We’ve had a lot of excitement and a lot of ...