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Nutrition Nutrition Eat Right Manage Weight Diet and Health From Shereen Lehman, MS, your Guide to Nutrition What Are Complex Carbohydrates? Complex carbohydrates are molecules made up of three or more sugars. Plant-based foods are rich sources of complex carbohydrates. Search Related Topics:  nutrients  macronutrients  carbohydrates What Are Enriched and Fortified Foods? Replacing lost nutrients is called enriching and adding nutrients that aren't naturally there is called fortification. Search Related Topics:  convenience foods  grocery shopping  nutrition questions What Are the Benefits of Antioxidants? Antioxidants are substances found in the foods you eat -- and in some dietary supplements. They'll help protect your body from free-radical damage. Search Related Topics:  nutrition questions  antioxidants  diet and heart health 5 Delicious Ways to Get Lycopene Into Your Diet Lycopene is a red plant pigment that may be good for your health. Here are five foods that contain lycopene. Search Related Topics:  lycopene  antioxidants  fruits and vegetables Related Searches Food and Nutrition Health Nutrition Nutrition Articles Diet Nutrition Chart Eating Nutrition Featured Articles Join Shereen at her "Eating the Evidence" Facebook Page Kids' Nutrition Nutrition and Women's Issues Nutrition and Aging Dietary Supplements Vitamins and Minerals   More from About.com Sign-up for Shareables! An every-morning rundown of the day in history, headlines and trends produced by your pals at About.com. Please sign up it's free (of course), we think you will like it! Want More From About.com Check out our social page tailored to your interest! This newsletter is written by: Shereen Lehman, MS Nutrition Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Nutrition newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10036 © 2014 About.com   Must Reads Calculate Your Water Need Calculate Your Daily Calorie Need What to Eat If You're Not Getting Enough Potassium 33 Foods to Help Reduce Inflammation Processed Foods Can Be Good   Follow me on: Advertisement