complex carbs

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arrowprayer
arrowprayer Posts: 77 Member
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i just learned about complex carbs and i'm a little confused
they say that it takes longer to digest complex carbs.....how can they be good for weight loss

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  • DamianaKitten
    DamianaKitten Posts: 479 Member
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    Digesting food burns calories.
  • ovi212
    ovi212 Posts: 145 Member
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    They keep you full longer and I believe it doesn't make your blood sugar spike so much, which can lead to you eating more.
  • AJ_G
    AJ_G Posts: 4,158 Member
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    i just learned about complex carbs and i'm a little confused
    they say that it takes longer to digest complex carbs.....how can they be good for weight loss

    First off, in terms of weight loss, it doesn't matter if the carbs are complex or not. That being said, simple sugars are digested quickly and illicit an insulin response which causes the carbs to be stored as glycogen, and when glycogen stores are full, those carbs get stored as fat. An insulin response also stops your body from burning stored fat for a period of time because it has enough energy in the carbs you just digested and does not need to break down stored fat for energy. Complex carbs are digested slower and do not illicit the same insulin response.

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