Carbohydrates are misunderstood and needlessly made confusing by so many self assuming experts. Carbohydrates are often viewed as the enemy and consuming them is a fate worse the death! Well not that bad, but why are so many people scared of Carbs?

 
Some people are more scared of Carbs than death!

It comes down to understanding. Understanding carbohydrates can be confusing because there are many different ways to categorize carbohydrates and (systems used to measure carbs). Here in lies the problem. So my solution is to give you a schooling in carbs, lets begin.

The eight main different types of carbohydrate are (with examples):

• Low G.I Carbs (Sweet Potato)
• Hi G.I (White potato)
• Fibrous Carbs (Green Vegetables)
• Starchy Carbs (Rice, Potato)
• Refined Carbs (Processed sugar, white sugar or Soft Drink)
• Natural Carbs (Fruit, Fructose)
• Simple Carbs/Sugars (Glucose, Lollies)
• Complex Carbs (broken down into 2 categories, fibrous and starchy)

The media loves to report on the wonderful health benefits of soy foods. It’s everywhere – we hear it can prevent diseases and do things like lower cholesterol. But there is a very dark side to soy and it isn’t pretty. All the ‘so called experts’ who support soy can kiss my arse as there is plenty of research to support what I am saying.

Many people looking to increase their state of health, reduce their body fat, and increase muscle often turn to soy thinking that the health benefits make it a worthwhile food to eat. Most of the time these people don’t understand the health benefits of soy and consume it with the mentality ‘they said it’s was good for me’.

In reality, misguided consumption of soy has unwanted health consequences.

Soy is Everywhere

A quick browse in the supermarket reveals a growing trend – soy products are in. You can find soy nuts, soy hotdogs, soy bacon, soy cheese, soy milk... It’s everywhere and it’s no wonder. The media has spent a lot of time over the past few years talking about how wonderful soy is. The message they are trying to convey is that if you want to be healthy, you will eat soy foods. You will replace regular milk with soy milk, cereal with soy cereal, chicken with soy chicken (I made that one up but you get the point)

Do you notice a pattern with these soy products? Most of them – or at least the most popular ones, resemble meat or dairy products in some way. They are PROCESSED to mimic the flavor and texture of things like chicken, hot dogs, and cheese. Notice the word “processed”. Processing does not make a food more nutritious, in fact it robs food of its nutrients.