It’s not just carbs, it’s “easy” carbs — highly processed and easy to digest, like flours. Carbs in their more natural state, such as oatmeal (and pasta can fit

It’s not just carbs, it’s “easy” carbs — highly processed and easy to digest, like flours. Carbs in their more natural state, such as oatmeal (and pasta can fit into this category as long as it’s not overdone) and whole grains (actual whole grains, not highly processed flour that is made from whole grains) really make a big difference. I think one of the biggest issues we have with nutrition is that we have reduced everything to a simple number, and have forgotten about the structure of the item and that it has to be digested. 100 calories from rice flour and 100 calories from steel cut oats are not the same.