Guest guest Posted May 21, 2007 Report Share Posted May 21, 2007 Carbohydrates ARE sugar. There are simple sugars like chocolate bars and complex sugars like potatoes. HTH Denise www.bestdogcookies.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 21, 2007 Report Share Posted May 21, 2007 It's a little more complicated than that but here are a couple links to help break it down and explain it: The Glycemic Index breaks down carbs into categories. The higher the index the more simple the carbs. Simple carbs do not require the body to work to assimiliate. The more the body has to work to assimiliate the better the carb. Simple sugars have a right spin, just like our cells do. When a carb with a right spin enters the body it is immediately absorbed and the result is an immediate sugar rush( massive amounts of insulin are released). Complex carbs have a left spin and therefare are not immediatly absorbed. This creates a slower absorbtion, so it's a more steady flow into the blood. When you have a slow absorption, there are not the massive amounts of insulin pumped into the blood stream and our blood sugars stay more in balance. http://blog.360./blog-zd__UWczd6edsUE015ZQHdxDPbY.bw--?cq=1 & p=821#comme\ nts http://www.dietitian.com/carbos.html - Carbohydrates & Glycemic Index http://www.tshc.fsu.edu/he/nutrition/Nutrition_Specialneeds/glycemic_index.htm - Glycemic Index Jenny Kernan Quantum Biofeedback Therapist Quantum Touch Practitioner --- O' Conchubair <RNMSW wrote: > > Carbohydrates ARE sugar. There are simple sugars > like chocolate bars and complex sugars like > potatoes. > HTH > Denise > > www.bestdogcookies.com > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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