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What are carbohydrates? Does sugar cause diabetes? How much sugar do I need? How important are carbohydrates in the diet?

Some popular diets suggest we should eat very small amounts of carbohydrates, but I am here to tell you we need our carbs. That said, not all carbs are created equally and we must be very careful of the types of carbs we consume.  When we think of carbohydrates we think of foods such as

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Packed with the blood clotting vitamin K, Swiss chard is a green leafy nutritional powerhouse.

Swiss chard is a healthy nutritious vegetable and is a great source of vitamins K, A and C, as well as iron, potassium and magnesium. Vitamin K, plays an important role in clotting the blood to prevent excessive bleeding as well as assisting with bone formation. Low levels of vitamin K are associated with low

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