The
food should contain useful mineral elements, vitamins and the right
amount of carbohydrates, fats and proteins. But nutritionists have
proven that not all carbohydrates are good for humans. In addition,
scientists found a direct link between obesity and excessive consumption
of carbohydrates.
Carbohydrates play an important role in your food. They are present in
bakery products, rice, beans, dairy products, vegetables and even in food of animal origin. There are three main types of carbohydrates: sugar, starches
and cellulose. All they come to our diet with food. Carbohydrates consist
of sugar molecules. Chain of these molecules can be straight and branched.
Cellulose and starch are composed of several chains. Some chains contain
thousands of sugars. Carbohydrates are divided often into simple (it’s
sugar such as fructose, dextrose, glucose and sucrose) and complex (consisting
of three or more linked sugars). Some people think that a diet of simple
carbohydrates harmful, but a diet of the complex carbohydrates is useful.
But you should think about this. All carbohydrates are broken down in the
organism to single molecules of sugar - glucose - to more easily absorb
into the bloodstream. Sugar is in the form of glucose in the blood. Glucose
is the main source of energy for the body.
Insulin (a hormone produced by the pancreas) transports glucose from the
blood into cells. If the level of sugar in the blood increases faster,
the more insulin must be produced in the body. Insulin clears the blood
of glucose. Then insulin transports glucose into cells, where it is used.
Excessive amount of glucose deposits in the cells as fat. Therefore, you
should think about the food you eat.
Increased blood glucose and insulin add energy in the body (it means high
blood sugar). But the level of blood sugar falls inevitably over time.
And the exhaustion and a desire to compensate for the deficiency come as
resulting of it. This situation causes a person to add something to the
diet, even if he is not hungry.
When you think about the healthy low carb
diet you should not forget about
carbohydrates. Carbohydrates help the body. They make to use better fats.
But a certain amount of carbohydrates is converted into fat, when you have
little power consumption. And you must understand you need to reduce the
rate of consumption of carbohydrates to reduce the caloric content of your
diet. So the next question, which we will discuss, will affect food production.
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