Right Carbs
Right Carbs For Weight Loss
In the past few years, we sure have heard a lot about how
carbohydrates are ‘bad’, and how we can lose weight
effectively with low-carb diet. It would be easy to conclude,
due to the fact that what the media and some health and diet
professionals have been telling us, that carbohydrates are
bad and it should be avoided as much as possible.
If it is so, then why are the grains at the top of many government’s
eating charts? Where is the misinformation? Does the government
really want us to be overweight and unhealthy?
It is the truth, contrary to many popular beliefs, it is
very possible to lose weight while still eating carbohydrates,
but only the right carbs. If you look more carefully at those
government generated charts, you will see that though pasta
is included in the ‘grains’ section, there are
also some other types of grains. You can try brown rice, or
oatmeal in the morning, or ‘bird’s eye’
cereal. All of these are examples of the healthiest types
of grains. As the charts suggest, you should eat them on a
daily basis.
Remember to think twice before you decide to adopt high protein
eating plans such as Atkins, or the ‘induction’
stage of the South Beach diet. This is because there are some
fairly serious health problems linked to eating exclusively
protein, which is what you tend to use to fill the gaps once
your carbohydrate intake has been severely diminished.
Animal proteins are great sources of certain nutrients, and
you cannot avoid it completely, unless you’re prepared
to follow a very careful and strict vegan eating plan. But
at the same time, they are also high in saturated fat and
cholesterol, so, before you start taking Atkins, you need
to find out that if you have any heart disease. It is doubly
important if you are already at risk for heart disease, or
if there is heart disease in your family. Reconsider about
having your diet consist predominantly of proteins, particularly
animal proteins.
Believe it or not, the ‘right’ carbohydrates can
actually help you lose weight by reducing fat from your system
especially the carbohydrates you are eating are high in fiber.
If they are natural whole grains, they most likely will be.
So, the current prejudice against carbohydrates is totally
unjustified. They can and should be enjoyed as a part of a
balanced diet. In fact, you can even eat bread and pasta as
there are several wide selection whole wheat pastas that are
widely available today. You need to cook them a little longer
than the regular white pasta, and you might take some time
to get used to the taste. In fact, most of the people end
up enjoying whole grain pasta and brown rice.
Though these tips may help you lose weight in the short term,
therefore, however, we cannot eliminate carbs in the long
run as they are an important part in the human diet. The trick
is, find out which carbohydrates are the most beneficial,
and concentrate on those.
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