About Carbohydrate in Popular Diets
September 26, 2008
It is generalized fact that carbohydrates together with fat and protein are the macrocomponents of the diet. Sugars and complex carbohydrates contained mainly in whole grains are usually the principle dietary sources of energy.
The Canadian diet is known to fulfill 55% of energy requirement as carbohydrate from a variety of foodstuffs. The carbohydrates, including complex carbohydrates or whole grains are the favored replacement as a source of energy. It is so because protein consumption exceeds supplies for most of the population. It is also suggested that maximum carbohydrate calories should be grabbed from complex carbohydrates or whole grains. It is due to the presence of dietary fiber and beta-carotene, which reduces the risk of heart disease and cancer.
In spite of the known health benefits, low-carbohydrate or no carbohydrate diets have been promoted sporadically over the last few decades. This has also gained popularity renaissance in the last few years due to the budding plague of obesity all around the globe.
When carbohydrates are constrained from the diet plan, the body’s chief energy foundation is minimized significantly. As a result, the body starts burning stored carbohydrates for energy, which releases a lot of water from the body. In this process more sodium is lost than is consumed by the body. Temporary, instantaneous, weight-loss impacts are often seen with no effect on the fat metabolism. Moreover, the lack of carbohydrate causes the body to break lean body tissues bonds to release energy in the form of glucose for various body functions.
A recent research has confirmed that low carbohydrate diets may help with speedy initial weight loss and may result in positive changes in serum triglycerides and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol. Popularity of these diets may be accredited to the proven fact that these easier to follow as compared to low-fat diets because it provides considerable satiety.
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