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General Discussion / Refined Carbohydrates Cause Obesity, Diabetes, and Death, J. Anderson, B.S. CSCS
« Last post by JaymesonAnderson on May 07, 2012, 12:30:42 PM »One of the best examples of the many types of refined carbohydrates is refined flour. Flour is essentially a grain, seed, nut, vegetable, fruit, or root that has been machine ground into a relatively fine powder. One of the most common types of flour in North America, Europe, Northern Africa and the Middle East, and the type we use to make most of our bread, cereal, noodles, and pastry, is wheat flour. Wheat flour started out as wheat grain, and in its whole grain form, wheat can be described as a concentrated source of vitamins, minerals, fiber, carbohydrate and protein. Once a wheat grain has had its bran and germ removed, been milled between two stone or steel wheels, and been “bleached,” it becomes something altogether different. Refined white flour has a particular effect on our bodies, and although it started out as wheat grain, research is now suggesting that the digestion of white flour is unnatural, and can have several damaging effects on the human body.
Another common form of refined carbohydrate is sugar. Sugar has a profound effect on the body similar to flour. Refining sugar from sugar cane, beets, or corn can allow the delivery of a high amount of very simple carbohydrates to the body. Sugar is a popular ingredient in many different types of foods throughout the world, and as an additive, it is hard to avoid ingesting in our modern dietary culture.
White rice also starts off as a healthy grain with fiber, vitamins, minerals and “complexity,” but the refinement process removes the husk and bran from the grain, and then “polishes” the remaining portion to create simple, refined white rice.
Many current studies that have been conducted on the effects of ingesting refined carbohydrates, and the results demonstrate some seriously negative effects. To begin, refined carbohydrates produce higher levels of oxidative stress (stress within the body that produces free radicals, and damages cellular tissues). This stress can lead to cancer, hypertension, and heart disease (due to high levels of blood triglycerides and inflammation on the interior walls of the arteries). Refined carbohydrates are also considered to be one of the primary causes of type 2 diabetes and obesity. In their refined state, these carbohydrate types are digested rapidly, causing a spike in blood sugar, followed by a crash. This “rollercoaster ride” in your blood sugar levels causes excess weight gain, and eventually metabolic syndrome, aka, insulin resistance. Insulin resistance is a condition in which the body cannot use insulin effectively. Insulin is needed to help control the amount of sugar in the body. As a result, blood sugar and fat levels rise even more. Refined carbohydrates cause blood levels of triglycerides to rise 50 percent more than complex carbohydrates. Generally, a spare tire and rising insulin levels are often the first signs that your risk for heart attack, stroke, and diabetes in increasing.
The simple act of refining a carbohydrate for the purposes of flavor, preservation, delivery, or appearance can make you fat, diabetic, and ruin the health of your cardiovascular system. That slice of bread, bowl of rice, or piece of candy should be regarded as a foreign foodstuff that your body does not play well with, and this form of nutrient should be avoided and replaced whenever possible.
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Another common form of refined carbohydrate is sugar. Sugar has a profound effect on the body similar to flour. Refining sugar from sugar cane, beets, or corn can allow the delivery of a high amount of very simple carbohydrates to the body. Sugar is a popular ingredient in many different types of foods throughout the world, and as an additive, it is hard to avoid ingesting in our modern dietary culture.
White rice also starts off as a healthy grain with fiber, vitamins, minerals and “complexity,” but the refinement process removes the husk and bran from the grain, and then “polishes” the remaining portion to create simple, refined white rice.
Many current studies that have been conducted on the effects of ingesting refined carbohydrates, and the results demonstrate some seriously negative effects. To begin, refined carbohydrates produce higher levels of oxidative stress (stress within the body that produces free radicals, and damages cellular tissues). This stress can lead to cancer, hypertension, and heart disease (due to high levels of blood triglycerides and inflammation on the interior walls of the arteries). Refined carbohydrates are also considered to be one of the primary causes of type 2 diabetes and obesity. In their refined state, these carbohydrate types are digested rapidly, causing a spike in blood sugar, followed by a crash. This “rollercoaster ride” in your blood sugar levels causes excess weight gain, and eventually metabolic syndrome, aka, insulin resistance. Insulin resistance is a condition in which the body cannot use insulin effectively. Insulin is needed to help control the amount of sugar in the body. As a result, blood sugar and fat levels rise even more. Refined carbohydrates cause blood levels of triglycerides to rise 50 percent more than complex carbohydrates. Generally, a spare tire and rising insulin levels are often the first signs that your risk for heart attack, stroke, and diabetes in increasing.
The simple act of refining a carbohydrate for the purposes of flavor, preservation, delivery, or appearance can make you fat, diabetic, and ruin the health of your cardiovascular system. That slice of bread, bowl of rice, or piece of candy should be regarded as a foreign foodstuff that your body does not play well with, and this form of nutrient should be avoided and replaced whenever possible.
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