Flabu-lessly Yours

According to a study by Tufts University, the excess glucose produced by eating too many carbs can damage lens proteins and lead to cataracts. The researchers studied a group of 417 women and found that those who ate 200 g or more carbs per day for 14+ years had more than twice the rate of cataracts than the group whose intake was closer to the USDA-recommended amount of 130 g per day. (I'm willing to bet that those who ate fewer carbs were a lot more "flabu-less" too; unfortunately, the study didn't not report on the subjects' weight.)