One of the keys to weight loss diets is to reduce carbohydrate intake and replace more fiber (vegetables and fruits) and proteins to achieve the desired balance between a healthy body and slim silhouette.
But the reality is, most people consume more carbohydrates and fat than fiber and protein, without knowing it.
But … what are carbohydrates?
Reserve molecules are stored in most plants, containing grades amounts of starch (made from glucose) and smaller amounts of lipids (vegetable oils).
There are three kinds of carbohydrates: monosaccharides, disaccharides, oligosaccharides and polysaccharides. These are the most dangerous because they produce thousands of sugar molecules.
Polysaccharides with complex carbohydrates, complex forms of multiple molecules that the body uses in a few, so also are told to slow carbohydrate absorption.
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