Carbohydrates: What is the difference between complex and simple?

Eat fibrous carbs. Not too many carbs though. More carbs means more calories, so be wise in what you choose.

I have been trying my best to not have any simple carbs but its simple too hard. White bread is such a delicious staple food that i reach for it everytime i get hunger pangs. In asia, its very difficult to find food that has no simple carbs in it.

hi sherrybelle as a diabetic for years I can eat a moderate portion of potato with out butter and my blood sugar stays normal but even a tablespoonful of rice shoots it up too high. I try to eat more complex carbs and I check my blood s ugar after meals and I know what carbs I can handle and what I cannot. no two people are alike in how they handle various carbs.I tend to eat the more complex carbs always and here where I have no choice but are cooked for I just sinmpley do not eat some simple carbs.I am doing well at keeping my blood sugar at the right level., potatoes really are not that bad if we did not add a lot of crap to them. I watch and check myblood sugar and eat accordingly . also I trynot to panic over things as thats worse than eating one simple carb. emotions also can elevate your blood sugar levels.

Simple carbs also comprise foods such as drupe and milk. These are healthier sources of simple carbs because they comprise vitamins and fortitude, and also vital nutrients that your body needs, like calcium. Complex carbohydrates are also identified as starches and are made of four or more related sugars. Grains such as bread, pasta, oatmeal and rice are complex carbs, as well as certain vegetables like broccoli, corn legumes such as kidney beans and chick peas. They take the slowest to digest.

Complex carbohydrates can help you have a better health since most of them help you detoxify your stomach from too much intake of oil and fats..... Simple carbohydrates are the ones that can cause high blood sugar and can make your triglycerides go higher thus it is better to eat complex carbohydrates I believe that eating complex CHO can help you have a better life since not only it detoxify yourself it also gives you a lot of nutritional vitamins and minerals

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As I've researched I learned that: Simple carbohydrates are the types of carbohydrates that have the most basic chemical structure, or usually made up of one or two sugars. The most common of them with only 1 sugar-chain are found in fruits called glucose, fructose, also the galactose found in milk. We also could find this in table sugar and honey. These carbohydrates are easily digested and used up by our body so they are needed in larger amounts. Complex carbohydrates are the starchy carbs. They contain 3 or more sugar groups. . These are digested and stay in the bloodstream longer, and have higher amounts of vitamins and minerals than that of simple sugars. Examples of food rich in complex carbohydrates are vegetables, whole grain, and brown rice. I believe that for as long as we consume either simple or complex sugar in moderation we have nothing to worry. Anything in excess is detrimental so we have to learn self control.

I don't concern myself too much with diet like that; I tend to eat what I want. A study one day says something is not good for you, then the next day that information is overturned. I really don't mess with sugar intake either, as sugar is the only substance that the brain can metabolize, it's the only source of energy for your brain. And there is a link between Multiple Sclerosis and cell surface sugars: http://bit.ly/KWRUTp Our bodies are designed to intake certain amounts of substances, and when you alter them (either too much or too little) changes occur and not necessarily the intended ones. This site lists some of the risks associated with low-carb diets; http://bit.ly/N7qpWx Some things are only healthy when you focus on one side of the equation; closer examination reveals there are issues with limiting what the body is used to.