Carbohydrates have gotten a bad reputation in the last few years. With the emergence and apparent success of low carb diets, carbs have increasingly been seen as unhealthy. The truth is that certain types of carbs are good while others are bad. Limiting your intake of all carbs can hinder...
1. Reduce Your Body Fat Percentage. If you're looking to reduce your body fat percentage, eating too much sugar will move you away from your goal. Sugar is digested very quickly which leads to a huge surplus of energy that your body has to deal with in a very short...
1. Biscuits. Biscuits are made up of two unhealthy parts. First are the simple carbs (white flour) which are digested quickly. Eating a large amount of these carbs will leave you satisfied for a short period of time. You'll get hungry very soon and start eating again. Next, biscuits are...
1. High Body Fat Percentage. Having a nice set of abs is dependent on a low body fat percentage. If your body fat percentage is too high, you can do all the sit ups, crunches and leg lifts in the world, but you'll never get your abs to show. This...
Carbohydrates are our main source of fuel, especially for our brains. Completely eliminating them from your diet isn't a very good idea. Simple carbs such as soda,candy and other snacks that provide our body with no vitamins and minerals, just pure energy are known as empty calories. Too many of...
Since we last talked about lifestyle changes, I've gotten many emails asking for more examples of these types of changes. So I've compiled a short list of 5 lifestyle changes that can help lead to a healthier outcome. Remember, you don’t have to jump right in and do all...
I was looking at the food label and it lists that fat has 9 kcal/gram, protein has 4 kcal/gram, and carbohydrate has 4 kcal/gram. I don’t see sugar anywhere on there. So I was wondering how many calories are there in a gram of sugar? Sugar is a form of carbohydrate,...
