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There is a general opinion
that fat is what actually makes you gain
weight, not proteins and carbohydrates. This
is only partially correct. All fat and
carbohydrates that we get into our bodies
are converted to glucose, which gives us
energy. However, all energy that is not
used up by our bodies is transformed into fat. Therefore
eating fat free food can also cause us to
gain weight.
Carbohydrates are the main fuel for our
bodies. There are two kinds of
carbohydrates:
Simple carbohydrates raise
level of
glucose in our blood very fast, and if that
energy is not used it will transform into
fat. Products that contain a lot of simple
carbohydrates are chocolate, sugar, pop,
white flour, etc. however, these kind of
carbohydrates can also be found in bananas,
pineapple, watermelon, etc. so we have to
be careful when consuming those products
too.
Complex carbohydrates come from vegetables,
nuts, and their levels of sugar are slowly
dissolving in our bodies, which causes slow
production of insulin. Therefore most of
carbohydrates that we get into our bodies
should come from this kind of carbohydrates,
that is complex carbohydrates.
Right now you are probably
wondering what kind of food should you eat
in order to get more complex carbohydrates
than simple carbohydrates.
If so, read
this article to learn more. |
