carb
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2.8
- noun
- /kɑrb/
- Informal
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carbo
- The human body was not meant to survive on a carb-heavy and exclusive diet.
- fats and carbs
- grams of carbs
Just because it's got less carbs doesn't mean it's good for you.
- Just because it's got less carbs doesn't mean it's good for you.
- Because they're they're super low carb and beans are full of carbs.
- And meat, in fact, is very low in carb, but it's high in protein.
- It's almost as if they're craving carbs to help give them a quick pickup.
- And then I added, you know, more carbs in the morning and all that.
- Calories, protein, carbs, fats all matched right.
- I cut out processed sugars and simple carbs, got them out of my my diet.
- If you are doing a low fat, high carb diet, you're not burning much fat.
- It's full of healthy fats, good carbs and easy to digest.
- Then you just need carbs, you know, some starch and some sugar.
- In fact, so I'm not low carb, I'm low insulin.
- So real food is low carb bread is not real food.
- And then filling the rest with carbs and, and fats.
Examples
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To lose weight, she decided to reduce her intake of processed carbs and focus on vegetables instead.
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Packed with protein and essential carbs.
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So people are eating a little less carb and a little more fat.
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I guess I took the carb thing way too far.
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So it's a low protein, low carb diet, high fat diet.
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I do the days that I eat carbs, I got to work out first.
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One would be a low carb diet like Atkins.
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In fact, carbs are the primary source of the body's mental and physical energy.
Academic text (2015) -
The body converts carbs to energy to fuel the brain, nervous system, and muscles.
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Some carbohydrates are healthier than others, and eating too many processed carbs can harm your health.
Academic text (2015)
Synonyms
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3.6
A nutrient in foods like rice and bread that gives the body energy
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6.9
A casual name for foods like bread, pasta, or rice that give energy
How Starchy
Surface Forms
Etymology
Carb is an informal short form of carbohydrate. The parts carbo- and -hydrate mean 'carbon' and 'water', and carb foods like bread, rice, and pasta give quick energy, so thinking 'carbon + water' helps you remember they are energy foods.