I love food. It’s all I’d ever eat! I particularly like my carbohydrates. Rice, bread, pasta, cereal and just about anything you can make out of potatoes. Carbohydrates have been given a bad name and as such has seen people from across the globe resorting to fast acting bad diet habits. So let’s pro and con starchy goods.
Pros
- Carbohydrates are the main source of energy to the central nervous system. With a low carbohydrate intake our energy levels will surely slump.
- Glycogen is the simplest form of starchy carbohydrates and are stored in skeletal muscle fibres. They are the main energy source for anaerobic respiration.
- They rescue your hard earned gains! Honestly they do. If you train for more than an hour your body will resort to braking down the amino acids in your skeletal muscles to carry on working.
Cons
- Simple carbohydrates or heavily refined carbohydrates will spike your insulin level. This is a bad thing! You will have an energy high which will follow up with a crash.
- They are addictive. It’s mainly because of the sweetness starchy foods bring to the dinner plate. People over indulge all the time. If they ait a higher protein and vegetable content they will not feel so obliged to stuff their faces with pasta.
- Too many carbohydrates can lead to poor utilisation of triglycerides. Triglycerides are the simplified form of fat. Again this is a matter of over indulgence.
Don’t cut carbohydrates out all together. They are an important asset in a healthy functioning body. They are needed to improve your performance in physical performance and during cognitive demanding activities.
See also:
Herbs for Heath Benefits and Tasty Cooking
Women Should Lift Weights
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