How High-Carb Diet Plans Treat Carbohydrates
by Rick Trojan
A number of popular diets are focused on carbohydrates. Some
demonize them. Then warn you against eating any carbohydrates.
Others in fact, emphasize a high carbohydrate intake. Here
is how high-carbohydrate diet plans treat carbohydrates. (Such
as Ornish, Pritikin, and Food for Life)
For years you've been hearing that eating a healthy diet.
Means cutting back on the total amount of fat. While eating
more complex carbohydrates. Thousands of "low-fat"
alternatives now crowd your supermarket shelves.
But is simply cutting back on fat. Then loading
up on carbohydrates a healthy way to eat or to lose weight?
Current research suggests that it isn't. Just like researchers
have learned that not all types of fat are bad. They have
also discovered that not all types of carbohydrates are good
for you.
It's easy for you to fall into a low-fat trap.
Gram for gram. Fat has more than twice as many calories as
either protein or carbohydrates. Then it seems logical that
choosing low-fat products will help you with your weight loss.
However, all too often the low-fat products on supermarket
shelves are packed with sugar. And highly processed carbohydrates.
Making up for the taste that's lost when fat is removed.
These low-fat alternatives often contain just
as many calories as the full-fat versions. Some may even have
more! Another problem is that you mistakenly think that because
a food is low in fat. You can eat as much of it as you want
without gaining any weight.
As far as your body is concerned. Calories are
calories. No matter where they come from. Eat too many calories
(whether from fat, carbohydrates or protein) and you'll gain
weight period.
Aside from weight loss. The popularity of low-fat
food has broader implications for your health. Commercially
prepared low- fat foods tend to be rich in highly processed
carbohydrates. Thus causing big spikes in your blood sugar
level. Over time this can increase the chances of you developing
heart disease and diabetes.
For example, in a study of 80,000 nurses. Harvard
researchers calculated that replacing a given number of calories
from polyunsaturated fat. With an equivalent number from easily
digested carbohydrates. Increased the risk for heart disease
by over 50 percent.
Some other studies have found that a low-fat,
high-carbohydrate diet. Particularly one high in sugars. Can
worsen your blood cholesterol and triglycerides levels. Both
of which are risk factors for heart disease.
You can minimize or avoid any diet deficiencies
associated with high-carbohydrates diets. When you approach
your high- carbohydrate diet as an integrated part of your
*-lifestyle-*, not solely an ingredient focus.
Keywords: weight, diet, diet plan, high
carb, high carb diet, health
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