Sentences with phrase «digest than carbohydrates»

So I see that digestive component is a huge component because we know protein and fats harder to digest than carbohydrates and sugar.

The protein and fat in the string cheese also take longer to digest than carbohydrates, meaning you will stay full longer than if you ate the fruit by itself.

(They also take longer to digest than carbohydrates, helping you feel fuller for longer and on fewer calories — a plus for anyone trying to lose weight.)

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Spelt is also loaded with complex carbohydrates and for some people it is easier to digest than wheat.

Fat, whilst essential in any diet, is slower to be digested than protein and carbohydrate and can therefore impede the speed at which we digest them.

If you're new to the world of resistant starch, here's what you need to know: Resistant starch (or RS) is a type of carbohydrate that we can't digest, so it fewer calories than regular carbs.

If kids eat less than 3 hours before game or practice, serve a lighter meal or snack that includes easy - to - digest carbohydrate - containing foods, such as fruit, fruit or vegetable juice, crackers, or bread.

Rather than corn, wheat, or soy, carbohydrates come from sweet potatoes, peas, and potatoes, which are easy to digest.

Although house cats have only a limited ability to metabolize carbohydrates, including starch, they possess a longer intestine than their wild counterparts, presumably to help digest the lower - quality sustenance they get from trash heaps compared with the all - meat diet they would be living on in the wild, according to geneticist Carlos Driscoll of the National Institutes of Health.

Cats are carnivores rather than omnivores, so they have higher protein requirements than dogs, but «cats can digest and utilize carbohydrates quite well,» said Andrea Fascetti, a veterinary nutritionist at the University of California Veterinary School in Davis.

What this basically means is that the body will burn more energy to digest it, meaning you will spend more calories by eating protein, than eating the same amount of products rich in carbohydrates.

So here are two protein facts that are worth repeating: foods high in protein help rev up your metabolism, and your body actually burns many more calories while digesting protein than it does while digesting fat or carbohydrates.

«Protein helps to reduce the overall glycaemic load of the food by taking longer to digest than high - GI carbohydrates such as refined grains and sugar.

It takes more energy to digest than other nutrients, supports the maintenance and protection of your lean body mass, and is a good replacement for carbohydrates as it is not a large stimulator of insulin which you need to control when dieting.

These foods are digested more slowly than refined carbohydrates and provide a much steadier source of energy.

Plus, it digests slower than carbohydrates, which helps keep you feeling fuller for longer.

High - fiber foods generally require more chewing time and are digested slower than refined carbohydrates or sugars, so they can help keep the stomach feeling full longer.

«Protein takes a while for the body to digest, even more so than fats or carbohydrates, which burns more calories, as a process,» says registered nurse from NYC, Rebecca Lee, over interview.

Because of the fact that a fat molecule has twice the amount of calories than a carbohydrate it gets digested a lot slower.

Potatoes are also a good source of resistant starch so they improve gut health by contributing to the growth of healthy, beneficial bacteria in the digestive system, support colon health, and they are better for the glycemic index than refined carbohydrates such as white sugar, white flour, and white rice because they digest more slowly.

It turns out the body burns more calories digesting protein than it does while digesting carbohydrates or fats.

Did you know that the sugars in fruit and vegetables are digested more slowly than carbohydrates?

Sugar is digested more quickly than grains, or complex carbohydrates.

Digesting complex, high - fiber carbohydrates like high - fiber vegetables and cereals burn more calories than simple carbohydrates.

Because protein has a higher rate of thermogenesis than both carbohydrates or fat, your body uses up more calories trying to digest protein than other foods.

Foods high in fat digest much slower than protein and carbohydrates sources.

And, because lactose is a source of carbohydrate in dairy products, this means that many people find Greek yogurt easier to digest than regular yogurt.

Unlike other beans, soybean carbohydrate contains very little starch (which humans can digest)-- less than 1 percent.10, 11

Vitamin B12 shots stimulate the body to convert carbohydrates into fuel and energy faster than eating and digesting food.

Carbohydrates that the body quickly digests and absorbs cause your blood glucose levels to increase more sharply than foods that are absorbed more slowly.

The potent injectable vitamin B12 shots stimulate the body to convert carbohydrates into fuel and energy at a faster rate than eating and digesting food does.

Your body spends many more calories digesting them than it does digesting either fats or carbohydrates.

The energy cost of digesting, absorbing, and metabolizing proteins (23 %) is greater than that of either carbohydrates (6 %) or fat (3 %)(1).

Smathers pointed out that, while all carbohydrates function as relatively quick energy sources, simple carbs cause bursts of energy much more quickly than complex carbs because of the quicker rate at which they are digested and absorbed.

The body works harder to digest and absorb protein than it does carbohydrates.

[25] Bodybuilders seek out low - glycemic polysaccharides and other slowly digesting carbohydrates, which release energy in a more stable fashion than high - glycemic sugars and starches.

A dog is better able to digest plants than cats, but too much fiber and carbohydrate in a dog's diet can still be problematic

Fiber typically comes in the form of a complex carbohydrate, and is digested much more slowly than simple carbs, which turn quickly to sugar and maneuver around the body via the blood stream, turning essentially useless shortly after digestion.

Humans were eating considerably more carbohydrates than these dog wolves were used to, so as their genetics evolved to their new situation, their ability to digest carbohydrates increased.

Many vets think that pets burn more calories digesting proteins than digesting carbohydrates or fats so fewer calories are left at the end of the day.

As for carbohydrates, cats have only one enzyme for digesting them which means they are far less equipped to utilize them than dogs which have evolved some enzymes to digest them.

As a result of evolving to eat an all - prey diet, cats no longer produce the carbohydrate - processing enzyme amylase, and so have largely lost their ability to digest carbohydrates — like honey, which is nothing more than glorified sugar.

In fact, many cats have difficulty digesting high - carbohydrate foods like pizza crust — if your cat eats more than a tiny amount, they are likely to suffer from vomiting or bloating.

Dogs have evolved the ability to digest carbohydrates much more efficiently than their wolf relatives.

Since cats are more suited to digesting protein than carbohydrates, a very small portion of peanuts may be easier on their stomach than a high - carbohydrate, starchy people food like bananas or potatoes.

White rice can be gentler on the stomach than brown rice and is a little easier to digest but they are both simple carbohydrates that provide dogs with quick energy.

Complex carbohydrates are further categorized as either starches or fibers, and are digested more slowly than simple carbohydrates.

Fat is harder for your senior dog's sensitive stomach to digest than protein and carbohydrates.

Because digesting proteins and converting them to carbohydrates requires more energy than utilizing a whole food carbohydrates, energy is lost in the process (and protein - packing ingredients essentially go to waste).