alt Hacker NewsOnly when "carbs" is a euphemism for junk food. Which probably exists because Americans don't eat carbs like beans and broccoli. And instead of eating them, they get told online that they should avoid all carbs.
It's a devious euphemism that screws the people over the most that should be eating more beans and broccoli (et al).
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Wytwwww • 11/21/2024
> broccoli
Have almost no carbs or any calories, they are basically just water. Like you'd need to eat 1kg just to get 300 calories (less than in e.g. 100g chickpeas).
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Carbs is also colloquialism for calorie dense grains and cereals. Broccoli is like 5% carbs by mass. Bread is 50% carbs by mass. It is a hell of a lot easier to overconsume the latter, spike your insulin, and get into a cycle of cravings.
There is no boogie man trying to scare people away from broccoli.