Carbs, Glycemic Index, And "white Foods" - Friend Or Foe For A Lean-body?

By: Gabe

Consequences Carbohydrates

Most of health and fitness gurus bad mouth carbs - in particular potatos and starches. Ocassionally, the statements go so far as to trash talk all "white" carbohydrates.

I concur that white bread and refined white sugar are two of the worst items we can be feeding our bodies, I disagree with avoiding any and all "white carbohydrates".

Certainly all of the buzz recently has been on colorful foods. In particular the protective antioxidants that colorful foods contain. They tell you to concentrate on colors and stay away from white. The truth is that colorful foods are excellent. However, it is an error to eliminate white foods!

The reason is that many white foods possess nutrients that are hard to find in any other food. Here are some examples...

Onions & Garlic

Onions and garlic are white foods. Both possess protective phytonutrients, vitamins, and trace minerals that can't be found elsewhere. (At least in a normal diet.) Some examples of these nutrients are allicin, quercetin, chromium, and other unique anti-inflammatories.

Cauliflower

Cauliflower is another white food. Cauliflower is generally considered good for your diet. Nutrients provided by cauliflower include vitamin C, fiber, and minerals. Cauliflower also provides special compounds glucosinolates and thiocyanates. These special compounds are especially abundant in cruciferous vegetables such as cauliflower, broccoli, and cabbage.

Little known fact: Compounds in cruciferous vegetables help combat estrogenic compounds in our food supply and environment. And they can help prevent excess belly fat.

Potatos

A high glycemic index has led many health professionals to claim that potatos are a bad carb. However, the eBook at the conclusion of this article will explore why glycemic index isn't always the most important factor in your choice of carbs.

Generally, foods with a low glycemic index will help you lose body fat easier than high glycemic index foods. However, it is not that simple. There are many variables. The other foods you eat with your high glycemic index foods can have a dramatic effect on how the "bad carb" is processed by your body.

Example: A high glycemic index food that will not make you fat

Using glycemic load as the exclusive decision variable in diet choices can lead you to abstain from watermelon. Watermelon possesses a high glycemic index. However, the glycemic load of a normal serving of watermelon is just way too low for you to start packing on body fat. You would have to ingest such a large a huge quantity of watermelon just to get enough grams of carbs to have any negative glycemic impact, that it is just non-sensical.

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