Carbohydrates: Don’t Believe The Hype
The holidays are right around the corner. This is the time of year when people who are trying to watch their weight start obsessing over carbs. I think it is time to present the truth on carbs once and for all. First you must realize it’s more about controlling your blood sugar. When your blood sugar levels spike the body produces a hormone called insulin. Insulin’s job is to regulate your blood sugar. Insulin is a fat storing hormone. The good news is insulin will regulate your blood sugar levels, the bad news is insulin will store fat, increase blood pressure and bad cholesterol (LDL). The body can get to a point in which it cannot produce insulin at a significant level, this can lead to diabetes.
When you see or read some crazy advertisement telling you you’ll lose weight and feel great, on a no carb diet don’t fall for the propaganda. If you don’t eat carbs, yes you can lose weight, you can also lose conscious when you have zero energy. You’ll gain the weight right back and the cycle begins again. The sad part is so many people are okay with that. Those people are just playing you. Do you think they don’t know you’ll gain the weight right back? Then you can buy the next book or next weight loss fad. All you need to focus on is regulating your blood sugar.
Now let’s get back to the carbs. This part is easy. Good carbs reduce blood sugar levels reducing insulin levels which help to increase metabolism and burn fat. Bad carbs increase insulin levels and fat storage which can also lead to the previous mentioned chronic issues. The next question is what are the good carbs and what are the bad carbs? Unrefined carbs are good carbs, carbs that come from nature (fruits and vegetables). Bad carbs are refined carbs which are processed foods (white rice, white bread, pasta, juices, snack food etc).
Today I hope I cleared up all the confusion on carbs. The next time you see a woman with a perfect body saying see used a no carb diet to get that body, most likely she is lying. Don’t let your emotions overtake logical thinking. You know the facts stick with your guns and lead a healthy life.
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It’s late, and I might be remembering wrong, but. there is more to it than good carbohydrates and bad carbohydrates. It also comes down to how you use them. If I recall right carbs are like ENERGY for us. So, let’s say you wanna go for a long bike ride or a jog or do some other activity that is going to last awhile, then you’d want the types of carbs that release gradually to keep your energy going; however, if you eat the same food(s) and just sit around at your computer or whatever… are inactive… then those same carbs can be bad for you.
For me, when I was biking (hope I can get back into it again, when it warms up) I was doing between 5 and 10 miles (aprox. 47 minutes for 10 miles) . I would eat some foods which were higher in carbs (energy) and also sometimes take a food item with for a little boost of energy (if needed), and I would also eat and take with some food that was high in protein, such as soy nuts (very high in protein) to build muscle.
I might have it backwards or something. but, I think it’s carbs = energy you need to keep going… protein = build muscle.
what is/ can be good for you can also be bad for you. Eat food that is supposed to give you energy, is good for you if you need it, such as doing a marathon or walking etc a few miles. lifting weights etc… same foods can be bad, if you just sit around doing nothing.
I’m no medical expert etc… so talk to your Dr. or nutritionist. (I sound like a commercial) LOL
Great informative article. People need to realize there are real causes to diseases like diabetes. When your blood sugar levels are elevated, the Dr. will take you off certain foods. Shouldn’t it stand to reason then, that these foods were probably the source or was a heavy contributer of those elevated levels in the first place?