You CAN Have Carbs And Lose Weight
Sick of eating low carbs? You CAN have your carbs and lose weight.
A recent article on mercola.com states that it's not the amount of carbs but the KIND of carbs that are linked to weight loss. More specifically, overweight people don't eat MORE carbs than their slimmer counterparts - but it was found that they do eat more refined carbs (white bread, pasta, etc) than other people.
Fascinating stuff - especially in the the low carb craziness that has taken over our North American world.
Why does this happen? The article points out that refined carbs lead to an insulin spike. And high insulin means more fat storage.
For those of you not familiar with insulin, it is a hormone that regulates blood sugar in our bodies. It's also a 'fat-storing' hormone that triggers the body to get ready to store fat. Being a type 1 diabetic (the kind that injects insulin because my body doesn't make it anymore) I've always known that when I eat the refined stuff, I need to take a BIG dose of insulin. And BIG doses of insulin lead to BIG weight gain.
So this study article is quite interesting. You can have carbs - just try to go more for the whole grains, fruits and vegetables.
A recent article on mercola.com states that it's not the amount of carbs but the KIND of carbs that are linked to weight loss. More specifically, overweight people don't eat MORE carbs than their slimmer counterparts - but it was found that they do eat more refined carbs (white bread, pasta, etc) than other people.
Fascinating stuff - especially in the the low carb craziness that has taken over our North American world.
Why does this happen? The article points out that refined carbs lead to an insulin spike. And high insulin means more fat storage.
For those of you not familiar with insulin, it is a hormone that regulates blood sugar in our bodies. It's also a 'fat-storing' hormone that triggers the body to get ready to store fat. Being a type 1 diabetic (the kind that injects insulin because my body doesn't make it anymore) I've always known that when I eat the refined stuff, I need to take a BIG dose of insulin. And BIG doses of insulin lead to BIG weight gain.
So this study article is quite interesting. You can have carbs - just try to go more for the whole grains, fruits and vegetables.