Do Carbs Make You FAT?
I know that you’ve heard a lot of information about carbohydrates. In recent years, a myriad of popular diets arguing against carbohydrates have come and gone. Many people have lost weight by cutting out carbohydrates from their diet, only to gain all of the weight back as soon as they went back to eating like they used to.
So what’s the truth about carbs?
Not only are carbohydrates not really the cause of weight gain, they are absolutely essential to our lives! If you have ever tried a low or no-carb diet, you may remember that when you cut the carbs out of your diet, you craved them even more than you did before.
The reason for this is very simple.
The human body needs carbohydrates, period! In order for normal brain and body function, the human body needs carbs on a daily basis. Without eating an amount of carbs in ones diet, you will become tired, and not able to think as clearly as before.
That is not to say that all carbs are good, all of the time by any means. There are carbohydrates that are better for us than others, and the real key to being healthy is knowing when to eat carbs, and what kind to eat.
Below is a great video on whether or not carbs make you fat, check it out now!
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