What are carbohydrates?
Carbohydrate is one of the macronutrients needed by human body, which provides energy for metabolism, and mainly exists in starchy foods (such as pasta and rice). ) and some fruits and vegetables.
2. Single carbohydrate and complex carbohydrate
Single carbohydrates come from refined or deeply processed grains. Due to the loss of many nutrients in the refining process, long-term consumption of single carbohydrate can not only achieve the purpose of losing weight, but also cause health problems. On the contrary, complex carbohydrates come from unprocessed grains, which have the functions of reducing fat and improving health, and should be eaten for a long time.
3. Understand whether a low-carbohydrate diet is suitable for you.
This diet method refers to reducing or stopping carbohydrate supplement in diet and increasing protein intake, but the effect varies from person to person, because not every lifestyle is suitable for low-carbohydrate diet. Carbohydrate is broken down into sugar in the body, and sugar is the energy source of our body's metabolism.
Therefore, it is the best choice to reduce the intake of carbohydrates according to the daily exercise (how much sugar is consumed), which not only ensures the energy supply of the body, but also prevents the excess sugar from being converted into fat and stored in the body.
4. Don't stop eating all carbohydrates at once.
Carbohydrates, especially complex carbohydrates, contain starch, fiber, various minerals and vitamins. If you stop eating them, it will be harmful to your health. I suggest that you can control your daily carbohydrate intake at 50- 150g.
5. Avoid the following foods
White bread, rice, biscuits, hamburgers, hot dogs-these foods contain too many single carbohydrates.
Eat the following foods regularly
Whole wheat bread, coarse grains, oats, beans-they are the representatives of complex carbohydrates.