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Carbohydrates anyone??

bb1fit Posts: 11,105 Joined: 2001/06/30	2005/03/07, 11:30 AM Been preaching this exact message for a long time here on this board. Maybe this study will open some eyes as to what I was saying...read on... How Carbohydrates & Obesity are Linked: The Kind, Not the Amount It's the kind of carbohydrates you consume, not the number, that becomes a reflection of the number on your bathroom scale. Contrary to popular belief, overweight people don't eat more carbohydrates than those of normal weight. However, it was discovered that overweight people were more inclined to eat an excess of refined carbohydrates such as white bread and pasta, which trigger a rapid spike in blood sugar. The culprit of weight gain, refined carbohydrates, can be found in processed foods high in sugar. Refined carbohydrates add on extra pounds through their high glycemic index, which means they cause a quick surge in blood sugar. The sugar is then stored in muscle and if it is not used it turns into fat. On the contrary, other carbohydrates such as whole grains, fruits and vegetables don't have high glycemic indexes. Even though statistics showed that people are eating less fat, it was revealed that over the course of the past 20 years the rate of obesity has been steadily increasing. To determine if carbohydrates played a factor in obesity researchers conducted a study by measuring the height and weight of nearly 600 healthy participants. One of the main requirements of the study was for the participants to document the kind of carbohydrates they ate for one year. The study revealed two key findings: People with a higher body mass index--a measure of weight that factors in height -- tended to eat carbohydrates with a higher glycemic index The amount of carbohydrates people ate had no influence on body mass index Researchers of the study also noted that some countries are now adding glycemic levels on food labels as a guideline to those who are trying to lose weight or control diabetes. American Journal of Epidemiology February 15, 2005;161(4):359-367 -------------- If you don't stand for something, you will fall for anything.... bb1fit@freetrainers.com
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2005/03/07, 12:45 PM Praise the Lord! I agree totaly! -------------- If you can itch your nose after arm day...do another set! 7707mutt@freetrainers.com
JustinE22 Posts: 1,312 Joined: 2003/09/18	2005/03/07, 01:36 PM Good read! I think the same can be said for fat, people think they need to stay away from fat when they're losing weight. This is the kind of stuff they need to teach in health class in middle school or something, we need to get the word out:dumbbell:
kakaroto Posts: 893 Joined: 2002/05/09	2005/03/07, 06:53 PM This is the one of many articles that new people on Bodybuilding need to read so they can understand that it is not stop eating the solution of their obesity (or fat accumulation), it is in fact to know what to eat
bb1fit Posts: 11,105 Joined: 2001/06/30	2005/03/07, 06:58 PM Exactly the point kakaroto...good pickup. I have used the line in posts to folks so many times I could not count them..."carbs are not the enemy, it is the type of carbs and timing that is" forever. So this was a classic study to back up my preaching. :) -------------- If you don't stand for something, you will fall for anything.... bb1fit@freetrainers.com
kakaroto Posts: 893 Joined: 2002/05/09	2005/03/08, 05:13 PM yes, FT should recommend new people to read this before anything
sivysivy Posts: 391 Joined: 2005/02/11	2005/03/10, 08:34 PM Interesting news.
DX14AG Posts: 1,055 Joined: 2004/07/22	2005/03/10, 09:54 PM Good post guys, now if only the people that don't know this would read this... DX
fuddy Posts: 34 Joined: 2004/01/07	2005/05/11, 01:35 PM There's a lot of variability in individual response tho, I know folks who eat properly (as stated above) but continue, despite being active, to pack on the fat. I also know people( both my step-sons) who gobble garbage every day(Mountain Dew, pizza, white bread, donuts dripping w/ sugar, etc etc)and remain, in their mid-thirties, as inactive as they are, thin, muscular and apparently healthy and energetic. I eat properly and adequately, W O intense and heavy, yet have a very hard time adding muscle and dropping fat. Oh well, I'm not 34 either.