Carbohydrates And Losing Belly Fat

I'm going to show you how to lose your belly fat. Today's diet is loaded with carbohydrates, and that's bad. It boggles the mind that with all the information we are bombarded with, we continue to make horrific choices when it come to eating.

Our pantry's are chocked full of stuff that is nothing more than a carbo load. If you are buying anything in a box or package, its safe to say its a carbo load.

There has never been a time when more people are diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes than now. Primarily due to the changes in to the food scene which has attributed to the advancement of chronic ailments such as Type 2 diabetes.

And, there has never been a time when we as a collective have been more grossly overweight than now. Why? In a word- convenience. Also wheat as primary food ingredient is not the same as it was awhile back. I'll get into that a bit later. (No tin foil hat required.)

Our bodies do require carbohydrates for fuel. For instance a low carb intake would be about 225 to 325 grams for someone consuming 2,000 calories a day. Some low-carb diets limit carbohydrate intake to between 50 to 150 grams per day, depending on the diet.

So here is the chain of events that occurs when we consume too many carbs.

Carbohydrates - glucose - stored glycogen - fat. If we consume more than we burn, its turning into fat.

So how many grams do we average Americans consume on any given day? Here is a list carbohydrate contents of an average common diet. Mind you, we over eat. Our portions are monstrous. The below grams should probably be multiplied by 1.5 or maybe even 2 to be accurate.

Breakfast: Grape Nuts (48), muffin/toast (30), OJ (26), jelly (15) Total= 119

Lunch 1: Turkey sandwich (45), chips (15), apple (20) Total= 80

Lunch 2: Pizza Slice (30), Whopper (49)/med. fries (53)

Dinner 1: Spaghetti/meatballs (45), garlic toast (25) Total=80

Dinner 2: Chili's Honey-Chipotle BBQ Ribs, Half Rack (19), loaded mashed potatoes (32), Sweet Corn on the Cob (36)

Beer: 13  Wine: 4

 

So, by lunch time we have maxed out are "suggested" low carbohydrate intake. And that doesn't account for snacks throughout the day. Or the fact we over eat. Anybody have a single portion of spaghetti or one bread stick when it comes to dinner?

The wheat we eat today is not the same wheat we ate back in say 1955. That is for a couple of reasons. First of all, it is processed differently today then it was back in the day. Producers today use techniques to create massive amounts of refined wheat for a low cost. We separate the nutritious components of the wheat such as the bran and germs and leave the endosperm, which is where most of  the starchy carbs are contained.

Today's wheat is also genetically and biologically modified. We used to consume ancient varieties like Emmer, Einkorn and Kamut. Today we consume a cross breed dwarf which has been genetically modified. It was designed to be high yielding to get more from the land at lower costs.

ref: Wheat Improvement: The Truth Unveiled. By The National Wheat Improvement Committee (NWIC)

Here are some things you can do today to get rid of the belly fat.

• Find a diet such as the Paleo Diet that sticks to foods low in carbohydrates and high in protein
• Add Fiber: high fiber diets fill you up so you eat less. (flaxseeds, shirataki noodles, Brussels sprouts, avocados, legumes and blackberries)
• Avoid Trans Fat:  linked to inflammation, heart disease, insulin resistance and abdominal fat gain.
• Limit Alcohol: heavy consumption leads to belly fat
• Eliminate Sugar; includes natural sugars such as honey
• Exercise: proven way to improve health and burn calories
• Reduce Carbs
• Lift Weights: a body with muscle mass burns more calories at a base metabolic rate while resting.
• Eat Fish: great lean source of protein with added benefit of omega 3's
• No Juice: quit drinking juice and chunk that juicer.
• Add Probiotics; a healthy gut as been recently been shown to improve overall health, including recudction of belly fat
• Fasting: forces the body to burn fat. The 16 hour fast is good way to start, by fasting from 6 PM to 10 AM.

Body Fat Linked to Alzheimer's?

It has also been discussed that there is a correlation between increase body fat and brain degeneration. The Journal of Neuroinflammation published a study that showed the our white fat, or belly fat called white adipose tissue releases variety of chemicals known as adipokines that play important roles in regulation immunity and metabolism.

When these chemicals are produced in abundance, they will cross the blood/brain barrier and enter the brain causing inflammation and free radicals. These are both key players when it comes to the degeneration of the brain found in Alzheimer's.

ref: Secret talk between adipose tissue and central nervous system via secreted factors—an emerging frontier in the neurodegenerative research

 

 

 

 

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