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Can you please tell me why it'spromoted that carbs make you fat?
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They do!: Carb consumption in the usa is very closely related to obesity and diabetes. This is scientific fact. Carbs cause you to secrete insulin, which has many adverse effects on health, including the ability to put fat into fat cells!
Answered 6/8/2013
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