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Can bread really make you fat?(carbohydrate diets)
Diet best-sellers call them "toxic" or "poison." Truth is, carbohydrates are your best weapon to control hunger and lose weight.
Carbo-bashing is the current order of the day: Burgers are being stripped of buns, turkey is losing its stuffing, and steak is gaining ground over pasta-and-salad meals. But ditching carbs may not be the smartest diet move.
MYTH: Carbohydrates make you fat.
TRUTH: Calories make you fat, says Colorado Springs registered dietitian Jackie Berning, Ph.D. If you need 2,000 calories a day to maintain your weight and you consume an extra 1,000 calories from carbohydrates without stepping up your exercise level, you will gain weight. But the same holds true if those extra calories come from fat or protein sources.
Carbohydrates are an essential part of a healthy diet. They're the body's fuel of choice: Glucose--the body's gasoline--is more readily available from carbohydrates than protein or fat.
To lose weight: Use carbs. Yes, eat more! "People who eat complex carbohydrate-rich diets tend to be leaner than those on other diets, probably because they feel fuller after eating and are consuming fewer high-calorie, fatty foods," says registered dietitian Marsha Hudnall, nutrition director at Green Mountain at Fox Run, a weight-management community in Ludlow, VT. "Variety creates satiety," she says.
But what about the impressive weight-loss claims for protein diets? "Protein diets appear to be easy to follow, and you lose weight…
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- Newspaper article from: Women's Health Letter Wood, Garret W. August 1, 2002 700+ words
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- Newspaper article from: The University of California, Berkeley Wellness Letter December 1, 1992 700+ words
...true that you could lose weight on this high-fat...you stop eating all carbohydrates--fruit, grains...time, but without carbohydrates your body does not...that a diet high in carbohydrates and low in fat helps...
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- News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire September 8, 2003 700+ words
...weight, snacking healthily helps you lose weight. "Most often, the foods we crave for are processed as carbohydrates. These, in turn, change the brain...levels have dropped since lunchtime. Carbohydrates eaten at regular intervals during...
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