• April 20, 2024

Answering this question today is not so simple. Every day factors are involved that make it difficult to give an accurate answer: Are the carbohydrates waves fats the causers of the obesity ?

One day you blame one, the next the other. The objective of this article is that you take the best and adapt it to your day to day. Let's clarify basic concepts of these two macro essential nutrients and above all, use common sense when making decisions.

Carbohydrates: simple and complex

The carbohydrates contribute 4 calories per gram. They cover from the natural and in its form integral like vegetables, fruits, tubers, grains and cereals.

Other ingenious also include processed products such as breads, chocolates, sugar, cookies and soft drinks on this list, although these are not as healthy as the first ones.

They are divided into "Simple and complex" according to their ability to be digested and used by the body.

The big difference between natural carbohydrates Y processed is your ability to satiety . Commonly because of its high content of fiber . This means that the natives make us feel more satisfied and those processed by the absence of fiber, not so much, on the contrary.

Who has not experienced the sensation to want to continue eating desserts even being "Full" ? But how many of us have wanted to continue eating carrots in the same situation?

Fats: saturated and unsaturated

The fats : these are divided into saturated and unsaturated . Commonly the first ones come from the animal Kingdom and some vegetable exceptions: whole eggs, beef, pork, fish, poultry, dairy, coconut, palm oil and breast milk are the best sources of saturated fats.

The unsaturated fats usually come from vegetable sources like avocado, olive oil, walnuts and lower quality corn, soybean or canola oil.

The Trans fat" that these are found in the nature to a lesser extent, but that the food industry generates them in a different way, which makes it the worst fat to ingest.

These contribute 9 calories by gram , that's more than double Energy that give us the carbohydrates , which, commonly, makes a blunder: believe that the fats , because they are high in calories, they will make us fat.

This is a misunderstood topic. The grease they give more satiety between meals, that is equivalent to the levels of anxiety between meals are low or practically disappear.

The fats of good quality mentioned above are excellent hormonal precursors and when consumed intelligently, they help with weight loss and body fat.

If there is an opportunity, always opt for natural sources of higher quality and avoid processed foods. The simple fact of doing this takes us away from the carbohydrates Y bad fats that apparently those are causing health ravages.

The foods real and natural cure . The processed continue in doubt .

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