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Eating carbs can be good for you
Yes, eating carbs are good for you. Complex carbohydrates provide fiber and key nutrients that are important for a well-rounded diet. They are the body s main source of energy, and include some of the healthiest foods you can eat.
But there are many people who swear by eating a low-carb diet or those who practice carb-cycling where you change your intake from low carb to moderate to high carb day to day, week to week, or monthly
both are good for you because they re brimming with antioxidants.
What are antioxidants?
Antioxidants are phytochemicals, chemicals found in plant foods. In our bodies, antioxidants protect healthy tissues from oxidants, also called free radicals. Over time, free radicals can damage cells and cause disease. Antioxidants are like microscopic police officers who seize these bad guys that plan to harm our cells.
What s sweet about tea?
Tea leaves come from an evergreen plant called
Camellia sinensis. The way the leaves are processed determines if they become black or green tea. All teas contain a group of antioxidants called flavonoids.
Tea is the second most consumed beverage in the world, next to water. Green tea is especially popular in Japan and China. But on any given day, only one in five American adults drinks tea, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association. That s a shame, because tea drinkers in the study took in 20 times more fl