1. High-carbohydrate diets lower HDL cholesterol and raise triglycerides, which greatly increases your risk of heart disease.
2. Carbohydrates raise insulin, which makes you fat and increases your risk of type II diabetes.
3. A high intake of carbohydrates and sweetened beverages is associated with an increased risk of breast cancer.
4. Carbohydrates eaten in excess raise levels of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1, which increases risk of heart attacks and strokes.
5. Eating too many carbohydrates makes LDL cholesterol smaller and denser, which in turn raises risk of heart and artery disease. Interested in the other five? Here you go: http://www.weightandwellness.com/id45.html