Three foods that are healthier than you think — one is key staple of slimmest people in Europe

dailyrecord.co.uk:

Bread, pasta, and rice are fundamental components of British diets, being essentials on our supermarket shelves and within our homes.

Often vilified for their carbohydrate content and accused of being laden with "empty calories", these staples come under frequent scrutiny.However, nutrition specialists point out that bread, pasta, and rice can be important in securing a well-rounded diet, highlighting that these foods do not necessarily warrant the negative attention they receive.

Intriguingly, one of these food items, pasta, is central to a Mediterranean nation famed for having the lowest rate of obesity in Europe, Italy.

The predominant belief that bread, pasta, and rice ought to be spurned due to their carb content has become widespread; this notion suggests that carbohydrates cause a surge in blood sugar levels and convert into sugars and then fat, potentially leading to weight gain, reports Surrey Live.