carbohydrates

Article by marksteve

Carbohydrates provide our body with many essential nutrients and fibre. Fibre slows down the release of sugar in the blood stream and reduces the glycemic index of food. Fibre also leads to a feeling of fullness, and helps in digestion and bowl movement. carbohydrates, other than all these functions and the ones that you studied in biology class, help you burn fat. In fact, in the absence of carbohydrates, fat cannot be utilized for energy. Now we all want to burn fat, right? So put that bread and rice back on your plates. Always remember your ultimate goal that is you want to lose extra weight and be fit.

Just be careful to choose slow carbohydrates. carbohydrates that retain their fibre are low on GI, so if you look at brown rice and white rice the main difference is in their fibre content. Brown rice contains all the fibre and that’s why it has higher nutrient content and better fat loss properties. White rice on the other hand has lost all its fibre and nutrients thanks to the processing. So it’s high on GI and low on fat burning properties. All sweets, biscuits, pizzas, processed juices coldrinks; jams and jellies are high on GI because they have no fibre. It takes no time for our body to convert the sugar that comes from these foods to fat. Stick to low GI food as a general rule. Your body can take high GI food only after exercise, when your body needs instant sugar.

Now how do you use the information you have on glycemic load? If you eat a lot of brown rice, even if it is low on GI, the GL of your meal will go up because you will end up consuming lots of carbohydrates at one time. This will again convert food to fat because there will be too much sugar load at one particular time. So use your common sense. Just because it’s good for you don’t eat all you want, always keep in touch with your stomach and make sure you don’t cross the overeating threshold.

This article is for your guidance only as how you can lose your weight by sticking to a healthy Diet plan and it is hoped that it will benefit all concerned.

carbohydrates