The secret to fat loss lies in our understanding of carbohydrate! why? Not everyone knows this but there is a hormone responsible for all your FAT storage!
If you can control your this hormone you can control your body fat! The Hormone in the lime light is INSULIN. Carbohydrates dictate how much insulin we excrete!
What are carbohydrates?
If you think of every single food you can think of and put them into three categories (macro-nutrients) All three are vital for energy production and maintenance of the body.
1, FAT= oil, lard, cheese, butter etc
2, PROTEIN= meat, fish, eggs, poultry and seafood etc
3, CARBOHYDRATE= EVERYTHING ELSE
Bread, potato, pasta, vegetables, fruit, cakes, biscuits, chocolate, sugary drinks the list go’s on! All carbs contain 4kcal per gram
Understanding how they work- there are two types of carbs, Good carbs and Bad carbs! The difference is there impact on the blood sugar levels.
BAD carbs (Simple Carbohydrates) convert into blood sugar rapidly forcing large amount of insulin! mostly high sugar foods and drinks, refined and processed food. Examples are bread, potato, pasta, crisps, popcorn, rice cakes, fizzy pop and even certain fruits!
GOOD carbs ( Complex Carbohydrates) are slowly converted into blood sugar and produce very little insulin secretion! examples are most vegetables sweet potato, cabbage, curly kale, spinach, asparagus, sprouts, beans, lentils, fruits such as apples, pears, plums, berries. Good carbs also supply us with our fibre and contain all the vital vitamins and minerals :-).
So, no carbs is NOT the answer to fat loss! Replacing our bad carbs for good carbs WILL dramaticly control your Insulin secretion and put a stop to Fat storage! There is other advantages, slow release carbs also control appetite AND energy levels! WIN WIN 😉
Checkout the Glycemic index for their true effect on the blood sugar, the higher the GI score the quicker the conversion into blood sugar!
By North East Personal Trainer and Biosignature Practitioner Darren Tyrie