Its truly a shame how carbohydrates have been so heavily vilified when it comes to diet and weight management. Its even gotten to the point where people believe that obesity is primarily caused by carbs. I’ve gotta set the record straight on this and talk about carbs a bit more in depth. In particular I want to talk about a high carb diet for easy lean mass gain and fat loss.
Do Carbs Actually Make You Fat?
In short, the answer to this question is NO.
What actually makes You fat is consuming too much fat along with your carbs. When structuring your diet, its important to understand macro nutrients and how those macro nutrients are used and stored in the body.
The Basics Of Macros
- Carbs – The sugars and starches found in fruits, grains, and vegetables. This particular macro nutrients is the human body’s primary source of energy. When consumed, carbohydrates break down into one molecule of fructose and one molecule of glucose. These two molecules are sent to the liver and distributed to the skeletal muscle, brain, and spine.
- Fat – Otherwise known as triglycerides which are a chain of three fatty acids. It serves as an energy source as well as storage for excess energy that the body does not need immediately. Fat is broken down in the body to yield glycerol and fatty acids. glycerol can be converted into glucose by the liver.
- Protein – These are any class of nitrogenous organic compounds that consist of large molecules composed of one or more long chains of amino acids and are the building blocks of body tissues such as muscle, hair, collagen, etc.
Carbs Are The Body's Preferred Energy Source
In particular glucose is the body’s key energy source. Being That carbs are made up of just two molecules (glucose and fructose) it is the easiest and quickest source of that energy.
Carb Storage Vs Fat Storage
Carbs are broken down and converted into glucose which is stored in the liver, and cells of muscle tissue as glycogen. Carbs give muscles a fuller look which is great for bodybuilding.
Fat is stored as either visceral or subcutaneous fat. Visceral fat is stored in the abdominal area, particularly around the liver, pancreas, and intestines. subcutaneous fat is stored directly under the skin. The visceral fat is the most dangerous fat while the subcutaneous fat is more so the loose jiggly stuff and cellulite.
Burning Fat & When It Happens
The body burns fat mostly during activity with low energy demand, or at rest. These fat burning activities can be things like, low intensity cardio (walking for example) and the others activities would be sleeping and fasting. My recommended form of fasting is intermittent fasting because its the most practical, especially for most busy schedules.
My Preferred Carb Sources
Starchy foods like potatoes, rice, pasta, quinoa, lentils, beans, and ezekiel breads it! To appease the sweet tooth and get in some simple sugars. I go for fruit like, grapefruit, apples, berries, grapes, bananas, etc. I do my best to stick to organic whole foods and stay away from processed junk foods. This is especially important when you’re in a calorie deficit because you need to get in the most amount of vitamins, minerals, fiber, and anti oxidants while consuming a limited amount of calories.
-Remson
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