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| While a dog likes the taste of protein, humans are | | | | and leave the rest, while it is very bad news for our |
| attracted to the taste of sweet things. This | | | | nutrition. All forms of concentrated sugar - white |
| attraction worked well for early man, because most | | | | sugar, brown sugar, malt, glucose, honey and syrup - |
| things in nature that are sweet aren't poisonous and | | | | release sugar into the blood quickly, causing the rapid |
| are safe to eat. | | | | increase in blood sugar level. If this sugar is not |
| Fruits and other plant matter consist mainly of | | | | required by your body, it is eventually emerging as |
| carbonates and the sweetness that people attracted | | | | fat. � |
| to is actually the carbohydrates. This is because our | | | | Unlike natural sources of sweetness and |
| body us designed to run on carbohydrates. | | | | carbohydrate, such as fruit, most concentrated |
| How much carbohydrates your child need? � | | | | forms of sugar are also devoid of vitamins and |
| Children and teenagers need more of it because they | | | | minerals. � If you child eats sugar on a daily basis, |
| need energy to allow their bodies to grow and | | | | it is bad news not only for his or her blood sugar |
| develop. | | | | level, but also bad for emotional and mental state. |
| The two major forms of carbs:simple sugars (simple | | | | � |
| carbohydrates), such as fructose, glucose, and | | | | Carbohydrates are the body's most important source |
| lactose, and also found in nutritious whole fruits | | | | of energy. They are a necessary part of a healthy |
| starches (complex carbohydrates), found in foods | | | | diet for children as well as adults. |
| such as starchy vegetables, grains, rice, and breads | | | | A healthy balanced diet for children over 2 years |
| and cereals | | | | should include 50% to 60% of the calories consumed |
| Carbohydrates should make up a quarter to one third | | | | coming from carbohydrates. You must to make sure |
| of each of your child's meals. When you child's eats | | | | that the majority of carbs kids eat are from good |
| complex carbohydrates like whole grains, vegetables, | | | | sources and to limit the amount of added sugar in |
| beans and lentils, or simpler carbohydrates such as | | | | their diet. |
| fruit, the body does exactly what it is designed to | | | | White sugar, for an example, has around 90 per cent |
| do: it is digest these food and gradually releases their | | | | of its vitamins and minerals removed. Without |
| potential energy. What's the more, all the nutrients | | | | multivitamins our metabolism becomes inefficient, |
| that the body needs for digestion and metabolism, | | | | contributing to poor energy levels and low mood, and |
| are present in those whole foods, and they also | | | | poor weight control. � |
| contain fiber, a less-digestible type of carbohydrates, | | | | Discover more about carbohydrates and other |
| which helps keep the digestive system running | | | | elements in your children diet from nutritional program |
| smoothly. � | | | | "Smart Kids" or How to increase kids IQ?" with |
| Modern man has discovered how to take the | | | | healthy diet by Angelica A. |