Why a Low Carb Lifestyle is Healthier for Everyone
What Happens When You Eat Carbs
When you eat foods high in carbs, like a plate of pasta, your body converts it to sugar in your bloodstream. Any excess sugar in your bloodstream that isn’t used as energy is stored as fat. Unfortunately, it’s the overconsumption of these carbs that raise and drop your blood sugar levels, making you crave more and sending you into a blood sugar rollercoaster.
Whether the sugar comes from bread or a candy bar, it has the same effect on your body’s blood sugar.
Did you know…
Americans consume an average of 250-300 grams of carbs1, including 22 teaspoons of added sugar2 every day!
73% of consumers either try to limit some or all carbohydrates in their diets.3Join the low-carb/low-sugar movement!
Join the low-carb/low-sugar movement!
Decreasing your carb intake offers a variety of benefits, including:
- Satiety – You’ll feel fuller, for longer
- Consistent energy levels throughout the day
- Burning your built-up reserves of fat and fuel, instead of carbs
- Eliminating spikes and slumps in your blood sugar
1https://health.gov/dietaryguidelines/2015/guidelines/appendix-7/2https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/carbohydrates/added-sugar-in-the-diet/
3In Depth Look at Consumer Views of Protein & Carbohydrates – HealthFocus International; September 2014
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Low Carb Lifestyle – What You Need To Know
What is a Carb? (And how does it impact your blood sugar?)
A carbohydrate is any of a large group of organic compounds occurring in foods including sugars, starch, and cellulose. Refined/simple carbs are highly processed carbohydrates (refined breads, cereals, and pastries) that quickly raise blood sugar. These refined carbohydrates are not only higher in sugar but they also break down more rapidly into glucose and enter your bloodstream far faster than vegetables and other complex/higher fiber carbs, like vegetables, fruits, nuts, legumes, and whole grains. So if you eat refined carbohydrate foods, you stay on the blood sugar roller coaster ride of highs and lows.
In short, a carb is a sugar molecule.
Some sugars are easy to spot – they’re the grams of sugar that you see on a nutrition facts panel which reflect naturally occurring sugars plus added sugars if they are present. Hidden sugars are what is converted to sugar after you digest carbohydrates. You don’t see them but your body does
A low carb lifestyle means consuming less than 100g net carbs per day.
