Sentences with phrase «less processed carbohydrates»

Replace highly refined carbohydrates such as white bread, sugary treats and crispy puffed cereals with less processed carbohydrates such as grainy bread, pasta, legumes, fruit and vegetables.

Eat a majority of less - refined, less processed carbohydrates with a low glycemic index.

Not exact matches

This red beet gnocchi is packed with antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals from the beets, but it is also unique as it a great way to get carbohydrates that are more natural and less processed.

For 2 million years of our evolution, we ate much less carbohydrate than we do now, and no refined or processed carbohydrates, and therefore, our systems are simply not designed to handle the big swings in blood sugar levels caused by the Western diet, which is very high in carbohydrates of all kinds.

Research shows that protein costs the most energy to process (30 to 35 %), carbohydrate costs significantly less (5 to 15 %), and dietary fat costs the least (3 to 4 %).

But it seems plausible that the low - fat recommendations made things worse because people started eating less of healthy foods like meat, butter and eggs, while eating more processed foods high in sugar and refined carbohydrates.

The milder taste is result from of fact that this syrup is a complex carbohydrate extracted from whole grain rice, so it contains less natural sugar and processes more slowly in the body.

«the benefits of [recommendations to reduce consumption of processed food] might have less to do with sodium — minimally related to blood pressure and perhaps even inversely related to cardiovascular risk — and more to do with highly - refined carbohydrates.

Thus, while there is no argument that recommendations to reduce consumption of processed foods are highly appropriate and advisable, the arguments in this review are that the benefits of such recommendations might have less to do with sodium — minimally related to blood pressure and perhaps even inversely related to cardiovascular risk — and more to do with highly - refined carbohydrates.»

In general eating whole grains and less processed complex carbohydrates is better than eating...

It is true that excess carbohydrates can be converted to fat, this process happens much less readily than the mainstream media that's been pushing this low - carb nonsense would have you believe.

Adhering to these traditional concepts the US Department of Agriculture has concluded that diets, which reduce calories, will result in effective weight loss independent of the macronutrient composition, which is considered less important, even irrelevant.14 In contrast with these views, the majority of ad - libitum studies demonstrate that subjects who follow a low - carbohydrate diet lose more weight during the first 3 — 6 months compared with those who follow balanced diets.15, 16, 17 One hypothesis is that the use of energy from proteins in VLCKD is an «expensive» process for the body and so can lead to a «waste of calories», and therefore increased weight loss compared with other «less - expensive» diets.13, 18, 19 The average human body requires 60 — 65 g of glucose per day, and during the first phase of a diet very low in carbohydrates this is partially (16 %) obtained from glycerol, with the major part derived via gluconeogenesis from proteins of either dietary or tissue origin.12 The energy cost of gluconeogenesis has been confirmed in several studies7 and it has been calculated at ∼ 400 — 600 Kcal / day (due to both endogenous and food source proteins.18 Despite this, there is no direct experimental evidence to support this intriguing hypothesis; on the contrary, a recent study reported that there were no changes in resting energy expenditure after a VLCKD.20 A simpler, perhaps more likely, explanation for improved weight loss is a possible appetite - suppressant action of ketosis.

I just know that when I eat less processed foods and less carbohydrates, I lose fat and am happy:).

The basics of our dog's diet should be the basics of our diet: less processed, junk filled ingredients, and more lean / natural sources of protein, fats and carbohydrates.

Eating less sugar and fewer white processed carbohydrates is something we could all benefit from in North America.