On good carbs and bad carbs

In your Sunday paper there is an article about fools who are getting sick because they refuse to eat carbohydrates. Ever since the demented Atkins Diet craze, people have had a phobia about carbs.
  Why is it so difficult to understand that the complex carbs found in fruit, vegetables and whole grains are essential for good health, while refined carbs such as added sugar and white flour are not good for health?
  That is everything the average citizen needs to know about carbs. Case closed!
Eric Bahrt