The Undiscerning Blanket Condemnation of Carbohydrate Foods, By Mukaila Kareem

…carb haters, please understand that the source matters, and try to distinguish between processed carbohydrates and starch because they are not the same. Glucose derived from digested starch is literally a nutrient of life, but this cannot be said about glucose ingested from the chronic consumption of soda drinks, fruit juices, cakes, cookies, desserts and other processed foods.

As one who had his early life in a typical African village but is now resident in the United States, I continue to consider myself an outsider, with a unique perspective, as I…