Today on Break it Down: Fluent in Wellness we tackle Food Myth Busters⠀
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Do Carbs cause weight gain?🤔⠀
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Here’s what we found out: Eating excess calories can cause weight gain⠀
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Need more information? Here’s the breakdown:⠀
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“If you eat too many calories you will put on weight whether those calories are from carbs or another nutrient. The idea is to limit refined carbs and instead use your daily carb quota from whole foods and staple foods like yams, sweet potatoes and breadfruit but recognize that vegetables and fruit also have carbs”- Nutritionist Zonia Phillips⠀