Carbohydrates don’t just fuel the body—they may also influence how the brain ages. A large long-term study found that diets ...

A study by Universitat Rovira i Virgili finds that prioritizing low glycemic index foods, including most fruits and whole grains, may lower the risk of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia.

Trying to reduce your carbohydrate intake means going against nearly a million years of evolution. Humans are among a few species with multiple copies of certain genes that help us break down starch — ...

A study led by researchers at Stanford Medicine shows that differences in blood sugar responses to certain carbohydrates depend on details of an individual's metabolic health status. The differences ...

Research reveals that high-quality carbs can improve physical and mental health in later years. Turns out, the kind of carbs you eat really can shape your future. Stacey Leasca is an award-winning ...

While diets can certainly range from healthy and helpful to worrisome and even dangerous, they all have at least one thing in common: a focus on reductions and eliminations. Examples include the ...

Most people should get 45-65% of their daily calories from carbohydrates. You can eat complex carbohydrates to help with ...

Cutting carbs can seem like the fix for energy, cravings and weight loss—until it isn’t.