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AussieMarc · 02-03-2006, 01:41 AM

Just thought I would move the debate in here instead of hijacking the poor soul's thread in the Getting Started section I believe it was.

Lets kick it off shall we?

My beliefs is that you do indeed need an average amount of carbs in your diet, not only to keep your glycogen at a high but also to include important fibre, minerals, and vitamins found in fruits and vegies. A lack of fibre in your diet can actually cause constipation. There was an extreme case where an instructor from my course is actually a doctor. He had a patient that was so constipated from the lack of fibre in his diet for a whole 2 or 3 weeks. He ended up having a peice of squishy brown stuff come out of his mouth because it was so clogged up. He ended up spewing it out as your body would to get it out whatever way possible. High fibreous foods encourage bowel movement and I would encourage that as much as possible..

Now on another issue entirely - losing weight. Low carb (aka Atkins etc) diets have the idea that you depleat your body of glycogen (an important energy source) to start using another source of energy - Fat. Yes this is true, but if you deplete your body of carbs you will not have the most sufficient energy source in your body, yes the adherementioned - glycogen.

IMO

<< Smiley says its alright!

02-03-2006, 01:41 AM	#1 (permalink)
AussieMarc UK-M's Token Aussie Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: QLD, Australia Posts: 1,491	Low carb vs. moderate carb Just thought I would move the debate in here instead of hijacking the poor soul's thread in the Getting Started section I believe it was. Lets kick it off shall we? My beliefs is that you do indeed need an average amount of carbs in your diet, not only to keep your glycogen at a high but also to include important fibre, minerals, and vitamins found in fruits and vegies. A lack of fibre in your diet can actually cause constipation. There was an extreme case where an instructor from my course is actually a doctor. He had a patient that was so constipated from the lack of fibre in his diet for a whole 2 or 3 weeks. He ended up having a peice of squishy brown stuff come out of his mouth because it was so clogged up. He ended up spewing it out as your body would to get it out whatever way possible. High fibreous foods encourage bowel movement and I would encourage that as much as possible.. Now on another issue entirely - losing weight. Low carb (aka Atkins etc) diets have the idea that you depleat your body of glycogen (an important energy source) to start using another source of energy - Fat. Yes this is true, but if you deplete your body of carbs you will not have the most sufficient energy source in your body, yes the adherementioned - glycogen. IMO << Smiley says its alright!