Which is better: Carbs from fruit or carbs from grains?
From a low carb perspective – fruit is lower carb than grains. Berries are the lowest glycemic fruit. I believe banana’s are the highest glycemic though. In a recent lecture, Gary Taubes said that fructose is the most lipogenic (fat producing) carb. He was specifically talking about high fructose corn syrup, but most fruit is high in fructose. There is not enough calories in fruits & vegs to fuel the body. Carbs may be optional, but fuel calories are not but they can come from fat or carbs, but not protein. If you eat only meats without fuel calories from fats or carbs, then you convert dietary protein to fuel leaving no protein for cellular needs, forcing the body to catabolize it’s own lean tissues. If you don’t keep your calories high enough, the body will strip it’s own lean tissue for nutrition. Although that may look great on a scale it will make it MUCH easier to accumulate fat in the future (since all that pesky lean tissue burning up calories will be gone). Protein is a very i
