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Differences Between Starches and Carbs

Published Jul,08 2011 | By Angela Ogunjimi

Starches are one of the three main types of carbohydrates. They fall under the category of complex carbohydrates, along with fiber, and are differentiated from the carbs known as "simple sugars" by their structural composition. Good starches are a healthy part of your diet and can be enjoyed by just about everyone.

Angela Ogunjimi has been a prize-winning writer and editor since 1994. She was a general assignment reporter at two newspapers and a business writer at two magazines. She writes on nutrition, obesity, diabetes and weight control for a project of the National Institutes of Health. Ogunjimi holds a master's degree in sociology from George Washington University and a bachelor's in journalism from New York University.