why are carbs so bad

303enfield

and what are they

ericarenee2005

Well there are different kinds of carbs..I'm not an expert but there are complex carbs and simple carbs. Supposedly you are supposed to stay away from the more simple carbs..I'll give you examples..

White bread, white rice, most cakes and cookies and sweets, white potatoes, noodles.... I believe sugar counts as well.

I guess its supposed to be more nutritious to eat the complex carbs..here are some examples of those.

Multi-grain bread, brown rice, quinoa, oatmeal, squash, sweet potatoes, multigrain noodles.

The best place over all to get carbs is from fruits and veggies, for example bananas and apples have carbs, really you can find information on anything you eat.

The main reason people believe carbs are bad is because they are usually don't keep you very satisfied or full if you are eating the wrong kinds and some don't pack much nutrition compared to their processed content. I personally don't have an issue with either version of carbs..I eat what I want within my calorie range.

It's important to get enough of everything though. Protein and complex carbs are supposed to help keep you full and more satisfied, and like I said it's always good to make yourself get in some fruits and veggies.

Like I said I'm not an expert but I hope that helped.

eric_sg61

They aren't bad

tennisdude2004

Carbs aren't bad - in moderation.

They are an optimal macro nutrient for health and general fitness.

albertabeefy

They aren't bad

^^ This.

Unless you have a medical reason to restrict carbohydrate, there's no good reason to do so. Diabetics (of both Type I and Type II) get better glycemic control with carbohydrate restriction, as does anyone with insulin-resistance, whether from metabolic syndrome, pre-diabetes, PCOS, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, etc.

The problem is eating a caloric surplus, not carbohydrate themselves.

There are some people who, when they eat certain carbs, crave more ... they can choose to restrict them if they don't have the willpower to "just say no" ... but unless you have one of the above medical reasons to restrict carbohydrate specifically, then there's no reason to HAVE to.

FXOjafar

Carbs are bad because they made me fat and pre-diabetic. Now that I restrict them to under 30g a day, I've lost 1/3 of my body weight and 1/2 the gain of the last 14 years, and I am no longer pre-diabetic and I have a normal blood lipid profile and blood pressure.

Now, tell me again that carbs are good?

RaggedyPond

High calorie while not being filling or sustaining.

AllOutof_Bubblegum

They're not. Stop reading Cosmo.

OmegaAlpha007

Carbs are bad because they made me fat and pre-diabetic. Now that I restrict them to under 30g a day, I've lost 1/3 of my body weight and 1/2 the gain of the last 14 years, and I am no longer pre-diabetic and I have a normal blood lipid profile and blood pressure.

Now, tell me again that carbs are good?

CARBS did this to you? does this include veggies and fruits? or where you shoving twinkies down your throat?

RaggedyPond

Carbs are bad because they made me fat and pre-diabetic. Now that I restrict them to under 30g a day, I've lost 1/3 of my body weight and 1/2 the gain of the last 14 years, and I am no longer pre-diabetic and I have a normal blood lipid profile and blood pressure.

Now, tell me again that carbs are good?

CARBS did this to you? does this include veggies and fruits? or where you shoving twinkies down your throat?

lol

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OmegaAlpha007

I'm hoping this is a troll..

PinkCupcakes84

Carbs are bad because they made me fat and pre-diabetic. Now that I restrict them to under 30g a day, I've lost 1/3 of my body weight and 1/2 the gain of the last 14 years, and I am no longer pre-diabetic and I have a normal blood lipid profile and blood pressure.

Now, tell me again that carbs are good?

CARBS did this to you? does this include veggies and fruits? or where you shoving twinkies down your throat?

Now that was NOT nice at all. Funny but not very nice lol

StephanieOugh2014

I eat carbs everyday but I haven't had a slice of white bread in months. You have to be choosy,

MyChocolateDiet

They're not. Stop reading Cosmo.

^that

baptiste565

Op there is alot of misinfo on this thread. U may need to do ur own research or find some one who u know is informed for answers. FYI white bread, white rice, potates, noodles r not simple carbs. Good luck

OmegaAlpha007

Carbs are bad because they made me fat and pre-diabetic. Now that I restrict them to under 30g a day, I've lost 1/3 of my body weight and 1/2 the gain of the last 14 years, and I am no longer pre-diabetic and I have a normal blood lipid profile and blood pressure.

Now, tell me again that carbs are good?

CARBS did this to you? does this include veggies and fruits? or where you shoving twinkies down your throat?

Now that was NOT nice at all. Funny but not very nice lol

The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It's a very mean and nasty place... and I don´t care how tough you are, it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently, if you let it. You, me or nobody, is gonna hit as hard as life. But ain't about how hard you hit... It's about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward... how much you can take, and keep moving forward. That´s how winning is done. Now, if you know what you worth, go out and get what you worth. But you gotta be willing to take the hits. And not pointing fingers saying: You ain´t what you wanna be because of him or her or anybody. Cowards do that and that ain´t you! You´re better than that

life hits us hard,.. but instead if hitting back we decided to hit a box of twinkies... then I'd be dead by now
its easy to point and blame other stuff... in this case and in many .. carbs are the bad guy

chrisdavey

They are all long lost descendants of

FXOjafar

CARBS did this to you? does this include veggies and fruits? or where you shoving twinkies down your throat?

I was Vegan actually!

No they didn't. And no they aren't.

Yes they did. Explain why I was in such a bad state, despite eating the magical low fat diet with plenty of fruit and veg! Yet when I dropped the carbs and started eating high fat, moderate protein, the weight dropped off (despite many years of dieting including Weight Watchers and failing dismally) and my blood work normalised.

neanderthin

CARBS did this to you? does this include veggies and fruits? or where you shoving twinkies down your throat?

I was Vegan actually!

No they didn't. And no they aren't.

Yes they did. Explain why I was in such a bad state, despite eating the magical low fat diet with plenty of fruit and veg! Yet when I dropped the carbs and started eating high fat, moderate protein, the weight dropped off (despite many years of dieting including Weight Watchers and failing dismally) and my blood work normalised.

Magic or course.

cwoyto123

Carbs are awesome. 800+g a day personally.

Lyadeia

They aren't.

I loaded up on them last night after my 10 mile run and feel/look awesome today.

leodru

Nothing wrong with carbs. Many of them (fruits and veg) are loaded with vitamins and minerals. Low carb is a diet and a fad. It will go away in about 5 years after everybody loses weight on it and then regains it. Most (like myself) have been through that cycle on low carb already. I personally eat 50% carb per day and it kick started my weigh loss. I had to go to a dietitian to get that advice but i'll give it to you for free! lol

Shropshire1959

Op there is alot of misinfo on this thread.

Just this thread? ... I think not ... there's a *kitten* load on this site :-p

neandermagnon

carbohydrates are organic compounds that contain carbon, oxygen and hydrogen (carb-O-hydr ates) - they are made by plants, initially by photosynthesis, but plant enzymes can convert the glucose produced by photosynthesis to other carbohydrates (and to fats and proteins (which aren't carbohydrates but are still needed by the body), although some of these need additional elements (e.g. protein needs nitrates))

Carbohydrates are the most readily available energy source for your body... your cells break it down, using oxygen, to release the energy from the glucose molecule which it uses for its life processes. The body can convert other carbohydrates into glucose and also get energy from fats and proteins (although fats and proteins are used for other things in the body, e.g. building new cells) not just for energy.

Carbohydrates have a reputation for being bad because it's easy to overeat on them. Eating a lot of protein and fat tends to make you feel full and stop eating, but a lot of people can eat way too much carbohydrate before feeling full. Some high carbohydrate foods like fruits are harder to overeat on because they also contain a lot of fibre. But generally speaking, it's easy to overeat on carbs, so diets that restrict carbohydrates tend to be successful as they result in the person eating less food and therefore creating a calorie deficit (although it's not a foregone conclusion). The solution to this problem, of course, is to eat carbohydrate in moderate serving sizes, which take into account your size and your activity levels. Demonising carbs just because some people eat too much of them is just silly.

leodru

Carbs are bad because they made me fat and pre-diabetic. Now that I restrict them to under 30g a day, I've lost 1/3 of my body weight and 1/2 the gain of the last 14 years, and I am no longer pre-diabetic and I have a normal blood lipid profile and blood pressure.

Now, tell me again that carbs are good?

Over eating and eating at a calorie surplus makes people fat not any of the food categories of carb, protein or fat. This is pure rhetoric. I've eaten carbs (in excess at times) and have been at most 20 pounds over weight. Carbs is not the problem - over eating is.

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jimbmc

Its not that Carbs are bad, but they come in different forms. You can get Carbs from Vegetables, Fruit, Salad Veg, Oils and Fats, Natural Wheat products (Brown Bread, Brown Rice, Porridge, High Fibre Cereals). These are generally seen as GOOD Carbs.

However, in this day and age, I would say the majority of Carbs tend to come from processed foods - White Rice, Bread, Flour, Pasta, Fat Dairy, Butter, Sugar, Batter/Breadcrumb products, Alchohol etc. These are generally seen as BAD Carbs.

There are many diets that restrict carbs, purely because ppl normally eat BAD carbs.

For example - Take a traditional Sunday Lunch - Roast Beef/Chicken, Mashed Potato, Roast potato, Veg, Yorkshire Pudding, Gravy. You can break that meal down into basic food groups - Protien, Carbs, Fats. Unfortunatly, it tens to work out that you are eating 25% Protien (Meat) 25% Good Carbs (Veg) 45% Bad Carbs (Potatoes/Yorkshire Pudding/Gravy) and 5% Fats (Gravy/Batter/Oil).

This is why ppl say carbs are bad.

Each time you look at a meal, break it down. Try going for a 70/30 split - 70% Protien/Veg 30% Carb/Potato/Fat.

The body uses more energy breaking down protien, than it does to break down carbs/fat. More energy used = more calories burned.

runnerchick69

I've kept my weight off for better than 7 years now by using the everything in moderation idea. Now I do know people that are lifelong diabetics who have to really watch their carbs but there's a medical reason to do so. Certainly you can go overboard but you can do that with anything! I'm a marathoner who loves the long distances so carbs are truly my friend Here's what I suggest to the OP. Find what works for you and stick with it! I got a ton of advice when I started, some good and some bad, so I set out to find what worked for me personally and that is what I do. If you feel like controlling your carbs is what you need to do then do it and tune out everything else.

neandermagnon

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