Reading labels in ten seconds... Carbohydrates

The mistakenly called “enemies of your diet” and the reason for your cravings ... "carbohydrates".

This nutrient has been widely criticized in recent decades, however if you stop eating them, your body uses muscle tissue to get energy, so will you lose weight by losing tone and strength. Besides, carbohydrates are the most important fuel for brain function.

As you can see, nutrition fact labels divide the total amount of carbohydrates in two: sugars and fiber. 

Sugars refer to the amount of digestible carbohydrates that convert to glucose in your body. 

Fiber refers to the portion of carbohydrates which is not digestible but that helps the proper function of your bowel.

As I have written before, avoid food that contains fructose or HFCS as they have been increasingly associated with the epidemic of obesity, diabetes and heart disease.

It is generally recommended that less than 10% of your diet is sugar, therefore a practical measure is to choose food that contains less than 50g per portion of sugar.

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