What Makes Complex Carbohydrates So Complex?
Complex carbohydrates are sugars that have bonded together to form a chain. Your digestive enzymes have to work harder to get to the tools that will break this chain down to individual sugars to be absorbed by the body and used for energy. In other words, digestion of complex carbohydrates takes longer, so you feel full longer after you eat complex carbohydrates instead of simple carbohydrates. complex carbohydrates give you a steady supply of energy until they are fully digested. Simple carbohydrates are digested quickly, which is why you can experience a “sugar high” then come down quickly. Does this mean you should avoid simple sugars completely? No. There are good, healthy foods that are considered simple carbohydrates.
