What are the Benefits of Monitoring Carbs?
Monitoring and reducing the amount of some carbohydrates has proven health and weight loss benefits. By cutting out many junk foods, which are often nutritionally defunct and full of refined sugars and stripped grains, trans and saturated fats, one can successfully lose weight while remaining satisfied, giving weight loss a fighting chance. Reducing some forms of carbs in your diet can also stave off certain diseases like heart disease and diabetes. Good Carb vs. Bad Carb The carbs that need to be limited are “bad” carbs, not “good” carbs. Bad carbs consist of things like white flour, white rice, sugar, high-fructose corn syrup and white potatoes. These foods are often stripped of their nutrients before being baked into cookies and cakes, breads, pastas and mixed into soft drinks. Removing the nutritional portion of the grain leaves nothing but junk for our bodies to digest. Imagine a healthy salad, filled with colorful veggies, and healthy low-fat cheese and lean protein like chicken
