In addition, the flooding may kill off disease-causing organisms that blight certain crops, such as potatoes.

而且洪水可以杀死引起作物疾病的微生物，比如让土豆枯萎的微生物。

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Carbohydrates are foods which have a large quantity of starch or sugar, such as potatoes, flour, rice, and sugar.

碳水化合物是含有大量淀粉或糖的食物，如像土豆、面粉、大米、白糖。

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Cooking increases the energy available from starchy foods such as potatoes and grains and inactivates certain food toxins, thereby increasing the range of foods available to us.

烹饪增加了淀粉类食物的能量，如土豆，谷物，并能灭活某些食物中的毒素，从而增加了我们可食食物的范围。

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This includes cutting back on sugary beverages and foods high in carbohydrates such as potatoes, white rice and pasta.

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But now the focus is on crop varieties than cannot be stored in this way -- such as potatoes.

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Your question is a good one as lots of people are confused about carbohydrates, especially starchy carbohydrates such as potatoes, and how to incorporate them into a healthy diet.

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