| By following low-carb and carb-free diets you are | | | | belief that all carbohydrates are bad. In the 1990"s |
| definitely looking for trouble. Who wants to | | | | the Atkins and South Beach diets blamed |
| experience the effects of this foolish trend? | | | | carbohydrates for weight gain. This epidemic spread |
| Headaches, nausea, dizziness, fatigue, bad breath and | | | | to millions of people around the world. They avoided |
| dehydration. If these are the side effects of your | | | | carbohydrates not thinking about how this could |
| weight loss program, you are in serious trouble. Eating | | | | effect their health. |
| incorrectly and starving your body of essential | | | | Processed carbohydrates have been stripped of all |
| nutrients while trying to lose weight can damage your | | | | their goodness. By eating processed food you cause |
| body permanently. The message is clear, when eaten | | | | a rapid rise in sugar levels which is known as a sugar |
| regularly and in the right sized portions, carbohydrates | | | | rush. This does not last for very long before your |
| do not make you fat. Believe it or not, eating | | | | body tells you to eat something to bring your sugar |
| carbohydrates is just as important as protein and | | | | levels up again. This is the main cause of over eating |
| essential fats in your diet or weight loss program. | | | | and gaining weight without realizing the damage you |
| Carbohydrates are the main source of fuel for the | | | | are doing to your body. |
| body. Without them the body starts using proteins | | | | Not all carbohydrates are bad. In fact they are |
| which are intended for more important functions that | | | | essential in your diet. Hopefully with insight you will |
| regulate the body. You also increase the risk of heart | | | | include all the healthy carbohydrates in your diet to |
| disease, cancer and diabetes if you avoid eating | | | | enjoy a balanced eating plan and lose weight at the |
| carbohydrates.Food like fruits, vegetables, legumes | | | | same time. As you age cancer, heart disease, gout, |
| and whole grains fresh from nature are vital to your | | | | osteoporosis, high blood pressure and kidney stones |
| well being. | | | | are the long term effects of starving your body of |
| The media has played a big part in spreading the | | | | carbohydrates. |