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A recent study says Americans are getting
fatter thanks to an increase in their consumption of refined,
processed carbohydrates. Whole grains and carbohydrates with
a low glycemic index are far better for you than refined carbohydrates
like white flour and refined white sugar.
The Food Guide Pyramid puts grains, breads
and other carbohydrates as the eat most category of foods.
That leads most people to falsely believe that eating a dozen
doughnuts is keeping them in full compliance with the food guide
pyramid, since doughnuts are technically breads and grains.
Good carbs provide sustained energy and
can definitely be part of a healthy, balanced diet: fresh fruits,
fresh vegetables, whole grains, brown rice, and so on.
Bad carbs include all refined carbohydrates:
basically, anything that's been milled and stripped of its original,
natural elements such as fiber, healthy oils, vitamins and minerals.
All white flour is nutritionally deadly. Really. White
flour kills you. Whole wheat grains contain important minerals
like magnesium, healthy oils like vitamin E, health-enhancing
insoluble fiber, and a long list of important vitamins. Virtually
all of these are stripped out during processing. |