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	Lisa Shea BellaOnline's Low Carb Editor

Carbohydrates / Carbs
No matter WHAT sort of healthy eating system you are on, it is important to understand what you are eating. Just what are carbohydrates, and how do they affect your body?

Cholesterol Information and FAQ
Cholesterol is a waxy substance made by the liver. Therefore it is only found in animals - it cannot be found in plants. In human beings, cholesterol comes in three main forms

Effective Carbs vs Total Carbs
When you look at the back nutrition panel of a processed food, it lists Total Carbohydrate. But then it lists dietary fiber and sugars. What is the final, effective carb count?

Glycemic Index
The glycemic index of a food is in essence how quickly the body absorbs the sugars found in food. Examples of foods with high glycemic indexes are white potatoes and white bread.

Glycemic Load
While the glycemic index simply says how quickly the sugars in a food get into your fat cells, the glycemic load takes into account how MUCH sugar is in a food to do this.

Net Carb Definition
The basis of low carb diets - and many other kinds of diets - is that you only care about net carbs, not all carbs. Why is that? What are net carbs?

What are Ketones and Ketosis
Low carb diets often involve going into ketosis. What is ketosis? What are ketones and are they dangerous?