The little-known weight-loss secret
Eating a diet packed with the right kind of carbs is the little-known secret to getting and staying slim for life.
When we talk about the right kind of carbs, we mean Resistant
Starch. Hundreds of studies conducted at respected universities and
research centers have shown Resistant Starch helps you eat less, burn
more calories, feel more energized and less stressed, and lower
cholesterol.
Sound too good to be true? Here are eight evidence-based reasons
you must get carbs back in your life if you are ever to achieve that
coveted sleek, slim look.
Eating carbs makes you thin for life
A recent multicenter study found that the slimmest people also ate
the most carbs, and the chubbiest ate the least. The researchers
concluded that your odds of getting and staying slim are best when carbs
make up to 64% of your total daily caloric intake, or 361 grams.
That’s the equivalent of several stuffed baked potatoes (a food we bet you’ve been afraid to eat for decades).
Most low-carb diets limit you to fewer than 30% of total
calories from carbs and sometimes contain as few as 30 grams of
carbohydrates a day.
Carbs fill you up
Many carb-filled foods act as powerful appetite suppressants. They’re
even more filling than protein or fat. These special carbs fill you up
because they are digested more slowly than other types of foods,
triggering a sensation of fullness in both your brain and your belly.
Research done at the University of Surrey in the United Kingdom
found that consuming Resistant Starch in one meal caused study
participants to consume 10% fewer calories (roughly 150 to 200 calories
for the average woman) during the next day, because they felt less
hungry.
Carbs curb your hunger
According to researchers, when dieters are taken off a low-carb diet
and shifted them to an approach that includes generous amounts of fiber
and Resistant Starch foods, something wonderful happens: Within two
days, the dieters’ cravings go away.
The fiber and Resistant Starch fills them up and satisfies them
while allowing them to eat the foods they crave. These good-news carbs
also raise levels of satiety hormones that tell the brain to flip a
switch that stifles hunger and turns up metabolism.
Carbs control blood sugar and diabetes
The right mix of carbs is the best way to control blood sugar and
keep diabetes at bay. In one study at the Beltsville Human Nutrition
Center at the USDA, participants who consumed a diet rich in high
Resistant Starch foods were able to lower their post-meal blood sugar
and insulin response by up to 38%.
Eat the carbs you want, but you need to combine them so that
they don’t cause a spike in your blood sugar. Instead of eating white
rice, switch to brown and combine it with beans, corn, or other high
Resistant Starch foods that keep your blood sugar more balanced than
low-carb diets.
Carbs speed up metabolism!
Carbs high in Resistant Starch speed up your metabolism and your
body’s other natural fat burners. As Resistant Starch moves though your
digestive system, it releases fatty acids that encourage fat burning,
especially in your belly.
These fatty acids help preserve muscle mass—and that stokes your
metabolism, helping you lose weight faster. Researchers set out to
fatten up two groups of rats, feeding one group food that was low in
Resistant Starch.
A second group was fed Resistant Starch-packed food. The rats
fed the low Resistant Starch chow gained fat while losing muscle mass.
Rats that ate the high Resistant Starch meals preserved their muscle
mass, keeping their metabolism moving.
Carbs blast belly fat!
Carbs help you lose your belly fat faster than other foods, even when the same number of calories are consumed.
When scientists fed rats a diet rich in Resistant Starch, it
increased the activity of fat-burning enzymes and decreased the activity
of fat-storing enzymes. This means that the belly-fat cells were less
likely to soak up and store calories as fat.
Carbs keep you satisfied
Carbs keep you satisfied longer than other foods. Here’s why: Your
brain acts like a computerized fuel gauge that directs you to fill up
whenever it notices that its gas tank (stomach) is empty.
Foods high in Resistant Starch flip on every single fullness
trigger in the body. They release fullness hormones in the intestine and
make your cells more sensitive to insulin.
By increasing your consumption of filling foods and releasing satiety hormones, you'll minimize your hunger and cravings.
Carbs make you feel good—about you!
“Dieters feel so empowered once they lose weight on carbs. For the
first time, they are able to lose weight by eating in a balanced manner,
without cutting out entire food groups,” says Sari Greaves, a
registered dietitian and spokesperson for the American Dietetic
Association.
Source
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