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Posted on Nov 27th 2007 11:00AM by Tanya RynoFiled Under: Diet & Weight Loss, Nutrition & Supplements
New research in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition finds that eating too many simple carbs (like white bread, pasta, cakes and cookies) can raise blood glucose levels and play a role in the development of age-related macular degenerations, which can cause blindness. To make sure your vision stays rosy, replace simple carbs with complex carbs.Here's a few examples:
- Instead of white bread, choose mixed grain, whole wheat or rye bread.
- Stay away from pretzels and choose popcorn for the fiber.
- Brown or wild rice is always a better choice than white rice.
- My favorite, a baked sweet potato is better for many reasons ... don't go for the regular baked potato.
- Instead of rice cakes, choose whole wheat crackers -- there's a number of new products available these days.
- Instead of regular pasta, choose multigrain pasta ... once you get use to it, you'll appreciate the added flavor. And you'll wonder why they ever invented white pasta anyway.
