Carbs have been identified as one of the
causes of weight gain for people who are
having difficulty losing weight. Carbs are
not easily burned by the body and are stored
as fat. Carbohydrates are found in almost
any kind of food, even vegetables, not just
bread and pasta. Research has proven that
dietary fat is not necessarily converted
into body fat. Carbohydrates, however, are
readily converted into fat by the action of
insulin.
When you eat a high carbohydrate meal,
the increased blood sugar stimulates the
pancreas to produce insulin. Insulin is the
hormone that allows cells to use blood
sugar. A side effect of insulin, however, is
that it also causes fat to be deposited and
stimulates your brain to produce hunger
signals. So what do you do? You eat more
carbohydrates, and the cycle repeats.
Restricting the intake of carbohydrates
limits this vicious cycle by decreasing
insulin levels and increasing the levels of
glucagon. Glucagon is a hormone that causes
body fat to be burned.
Low carbohydrate diets are currently
popular among bodybuilders and people who
want to lose weight fast. A condition called
"ketosis" is at the center of the philosophy
of a low carbohydrate diet. Ketosis, a state
in which fat is primarily used to fuel the
body, occurs when a person dramatically
reduces carbohydrate consumption. Consuming
large amounts of carbohydrates raises blood
glucose levels, which are balanced by
insulin. Insulin, however, also acts as a
storage hormone and conditions the body to
store future carbohydrates as fat in adipose
cells in case of starvation. Further,
insulin also incites the cells not to
release stored fat.
White kidney bean has been shown to be of
great value in reducing the rate at which
starch is converted into sugar in the
digestive process, thereby reducing caloric
intake. During the digestive process, the
body converts carbohydrates in starchy foods
such as potatoes and pasta into sugar. The
body produces sugar by breaking down the
carbohydrate molecule with alpha amylase, an
enzyme produced in the pancreas. These sugar
calories are either burned off through
exercise or stored as fat cells for future
use.
Paired
with a sensible diet and regular exercise,
Carb Bloc® allows you to safely trim fat
without extreme dieting.
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