There is no doubt a lot of talk about carbs these days.  It seems that the labels of nearly every health food item on the shelf are donned with a label about the carbohydrate content.  How do you know what to believe?  Is it better to have low carbs and higher fat content or is it better to have high carbohydrate content and low fat?  Maximized Living Doctor Aaron Miller provides some insight on what is becoming accepted as healthy living by most in the medical community.

First of all, it is important to recognize that there is no diet that eliminates carbs altogether.  Carbs are naturally occurring in fruits and vegetables, so a balanced diet must in fact include a certain amount of carbs.  The trick, however, is in eating the right type of carbs – not trying to eliminate carbs altogether.  This summons the basic question of what are the right types of carbs? 

As a general rule of thumb, the more highly processed a food is, the worse it is for you.  This has a lot to do with how your body metabolizes the foods you eat.  In essence, your body exerts less effort to digest more highly processed foods.  Moreover, more highly processed foods convert to sugars more quickly in your system than their whole grain counterparts.  This is particularly important to remember when it comes to foods high in carbohydrates, such as breads and pastas.  It can generally be said that the whiter a food product is, the more highly processed it is.  This means that white breads and pastas are worse for you than whole wheat breads and pastas. 

With this in mind, Maximized Living Doctor Aaron Miller suggests switching from white breads to whole wheat breads – from bad carbs to good (or at least better) carbs.
 

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