Carbohydrates get a lot of bad press and blame for the obesity epidemic, but a 2018 study done at St Michael’s Hospital in Toronto and published in the journal BMJ Open suggests that this negative attention may not be deserved for pasta. A release from the hospital notes that unlike most “refined” carbohydrates, which are… Continue reading Pasta Can Be Part of a Healthy Diet Without Making You Pack on the Pounds
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Enjoy a Healthy Italian Meal When Eating Out
Editor’s note: If you’re trying to watch your weight or improve your eating, you know that going out for a meal can be one of the greatest temptations to lose your resolve. For those who love Italian cuisine, it can be especially difficult to turn down that extra helping of pasta or sprinkling of cheese.… Continue reading Enjoy a Healthy Italian Meal When Eating Out
Pasta is Not Fattening!
In recent years pasta gained a bad reputation: it will fatten you. This led lots of people to limit its consumption, often as part of some aggressive “do it yourself” diets. Now a study conducted by the Department of Epidemiology, I.R.C.C.S. Neuromed in Pozzilli, Italy in July 2016, does justice to this fundamental element of… Continue reading Pasta is Not Fattening!