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Re:Cutting Back Sugar Improves Obese Children's Health in Ju... by rnovak on Tuesday October 27, 2015 @07:53PM (#10462031)
I imagine the "carbs" label extends to both processed/unprocessed/simple/complex carbohydrates, which I think potato belongs to "simple" and "unprocessed" (according to this[1] website).

[1] http://www.ehow.com/about_4613535_chemical-makeup-potato.htm...

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Re:Cutting Back Sugar Improves Obese Children's Health in Ju... by wdewind on Tuesday October 27, 2015 @09:52PM (#10462433)
No, potatoes have some simple carbs but they are predominantly starches, which are complex carbs.
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Re:Cutting Back Sugar Improves Obese Children's Health in Ju... by rnovak on Tuesday October 27, 2015 @10:04PM (#10462471)
awesome, thanks for the correction, I appreciate it.
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Re:Cutting Back Sugar Improves Obese Children's Health in Ju... by Dylan16807 on Tuesday October 27, 2015 @08:23PM (#10462162)
Now I'm lost. Isn't that all categories of carbohydrate, meaning they're correct?
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