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Carbs- Cutting Through the Carb Confusion, Part 1
Carbs
continue to be a source of controversy in many American's minds. Are
you one of the countless Americans suffering from total carb
confusion? I suspect many of you are, which is a shame
because doing your carbs right is the second most powerful nutritional
strategy available to you to protect your health. And when
you look at the spectacular body of science related to the topic of
carbs and health and carbs and body weight, the situation is crystal
clear – meaning some carbs are good for you while others are
not. The purpose of this column is to set you straight on
this issue – liberating you from any doubt, confusion or
reticence you have towards this vital food group.
Let
me establish first and foremost that I’m not an advocate of
low carb dieting or low carb living. I am a huge proponent,
however, of right carb living (check out the free "cliff-notes" version of my book for more). Have your carbs –
and eat them too – just be sure they are the right
ones.
Before
I tell you about the delicious categories of make-me-healthier right
carbs, I have to tell you about the wrong
ones:
The Great White Hazards
There
is one and only one category of carbs that I want you to minimize
– namely the highly refined, also known as high glycemic
“Great White Hazards.” These infamous
foods include: white flour products, white rice, white potatoes, and
sugar/sweets. I collectively refer to these foods as the
“Great White Hazards” because we know they can:
- Promote
fat storage
- Perpetuate
appetite
- Promote
cardiovascular disease
- Increase
the risk of type 2 diabetes
- Promote
certain cancers
The
teacher in me wants to make sure you understand how these staples of
the modern American diet have so many adverse effects in the human
body. The simple answer lies in the fact that these
particular carbohydrates are so quickly and easily digested.
We have learned over the past decade that eating rapidly digested carbs
results in sudden spikes of blood glucose (sugar) and insulin levels
that adversely effect human metabolism
and ultimately lead to the health risks noted above. To stay
on the right track, keep the wrong carbs to a minimum.
Remember this simple, nutritional motto – See White, Think Fat,
Think Disease! For more on
how these foods wreck havoc on your health buy my
book.
Click here for Part 2
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