Simple Carbs and Belly Fat

Simple carbs can crush your plan to burn off belly fat. Learning the differences between the various types of carbohydrates will help you:

• fight belly fat
• become more muscular
• optimize your metabolism
• increase your energy

There are two broad categories of carbohydrates: simple and complex. Simple carbs consist of a single sugar molecule (monosaccharide) or two single sugar molecules linked together (disaccharide).

The monosaccharides include fructose, glucose, and galactose. The two that are referred to most frequently are fructose (fruit sugar) and glucose (blood sugar). Glucose is found naturally in food or it can be produced in the body through the breakdown of complex carbs. Fructose is the type of simple carbohydrate found in fruit.

Disaccharides are formed by the combination of two monosaccharide molecules. Examples are:

• Sucrose (table sugar): formed by the combination of fructose and glucose
• Lactose (dairy sugar): formed by the combination of galactose and glucose
• Maltose (malt sugar): formed by the combination of 2 glucose molecules

The most important thing to remember about simple carbs is this: they are digested quickly and cause a rapid rise in blood sugar.

Large amounts of insulin are released when your blood sugar level peaks. Insulin is the hormone that is responsible for getting glucose out of the bloodstream and into the cells where it can be used for energy.

Here's the link between simple carbs, blood sugar, and getting flat abs. You consume simple carbohydrates. You're blood sugar spikes. You're body over reacts and produces excessive insulin when there's a blood sugar spike. The insulin quickly transports the glucose from the bloodstream into your cells. This leads to a sharp drop in blood sugar known as hypoglycemia.

This low blood sugar leads to:

1. Cravings
2. Hunger
3. Weakness
4. Mood swings
5. Decreased energy
6. More sugar consumption
7. A vicious cycle of ups and downs in energy throughout the day

 To burn off belly fat you want to maintain steady blood sugar levels. The reason? Too much insulin will activate fat-storage enzymes and promote the movement of triglycerides (fat) in the bloodstream into fat cells for storage.

Also, high insulin levels inhibit the enzymes that promote the breakdown of existing stored body fat. Conclusion: you won't fight belly fat with simple carbs. Complex carbs are the preferred dietary carbs to burn off belly fat.

The natural simple carbs are "healthy," but ALL simple carbohydrates should be consumed in moderation if you want to burn off belly fat.

The "bad carbs" are the refined simple sugar and white flour products. But not all simple carbohydrates are bad. Some occur naturally such as fructose in fruits and lactose in dairy products. Natural sugars are fine when eaten in moderation.

So, you don't need to eliminate all of your simple carbs - just the bad (refined_ ones. However, if you want to maximize your ability to burn off belly fat you should reduce even the naturally occurring simple carbohydrates.

One of the flat abs secrets practiced by all bodybuilders is:

• Cut out refined sugar completely. 
• Minimize the intake of natural sugars. 
• Eat plenty of starchy and fibrous carbs instead. 

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