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Originally Posted by live2ride
Actually, fat is energy. It doesn't "explode" like carbs/sugar, or caffeine, but it's a more steady source of energy, and it doesn't peak you out or make you dive. That's the whole concept of the atkins diet, is to reduce the carbs, but fat is still ok.
Other diets we know, will reduce the fat, and you'll see that any "light" or "fat free" product will have an increased amount of carbs.
for those thinking about carbs, fats, and stuff ... just keep in mind that your brain cells normally consume glucose for energy ... and these come from carbohydrates.
you want to maintain a sufficient level of glucose in your bloodstream so that your brain functions well, but not so high that insulin is secreted causing a sweeping removal of glucose from the bloodstream. complex carbohydrates are ideal on both fronts (unlike refined carbohydrates and sugars which tend to cause rapid spikes in glucose proportional to the amount consumed).
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Originally Posted by live2ride
MTN DEW = HFCS........ :nono:
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Originally Posted by stefan
My rule of thumb when choosing food: the closer it is to coming from the source or origin, the better off for my body. :2thumbs:
If I had some carbs to help me think, I'd know what that meant. :haha:Quote:
Originally Posted by abirken
But anyways, the magic question is.... How many grams of carbs a day does your brain need?
I bet that depends on body weight and other factors but this was interesting:Quote:
Originally Posted by Sombeech
http://www.fi.edu/learn/brain/carbs.html
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Originally Posted by Teleken
No wonder I'm so gifted and smart......b/c I eat my good carbs. :lol8:
generally speaking i agree with you, but quantity is a major issue when it comes to sugars. case in point, fruit juice. there is a HUGE difference between eating an orange in a period of 5 minutes and drinking a large glass of fruit juice. in many ways it shares the same problems as drinking sugared sodas in the way your body responds to it.Quote:
Originally Posted by abirken
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Originally Posted by stefan
Yes this is true! I'm a HUGE fan of H2O........moderation is key with anything and Americans wayyyyyyyy over consume. If we do have juice in my house, it's usually a Naked juice or Odwalla and one small container is about 4 servings for my kids. My personal weakness = coffee. At least I do organic, fair trade. HAHA!! I'm a fan of eating as clean as possible.....whole foods, etc.. I am part of our local Co-op where I can get locally, organic grown foods for less.
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That was interesting, but I still could not find any gauge for comparison on a normal healthy carb intake for the brain, say for a 150 lb man, 18 years of age?Quote:
Originally Posted by Teleken
Maybe I need to eat more carbs to understand it.
Man we need to bet something Beech.....something GOOD. And if I win, I wanna see you eat a whole loaf of Wonderbread with grape jelly. And if I lose....you getta make me drink a diet soda or something. :lol8:Quote:
Originally Posted by Sombeech
Oh yea :nod:Quote:
Originally Posted by stefan
cool. when consuming sugars like that it's really good to simultaneously consume fats and proteins to temper the blood sugar spikesQuote:
Originally Posted by abirken
ahh yes ... me too!Quote:
My personal weakness = coffee.
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Originally Posted by beech
This information is hard to find but I have found this from a Velonews article: "Under normal conditions at rest, your brain and nervoussystem require a minimum of 150 grams of glucose daily."
Article link: http://www.velonews.com/article/13178
Now the search is on for a carb to glucose ratio calcualtion.
EDIT: Found this one but it does not use weight just height & body type.
http://www.besthealth.com/besthealth...hydratewfu.asp
Neat links :2thumbs:
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Originally Posted by Teleken
haven't looked at your links yet, but just wanted to mention one thing to keep in mind. the problem can imagine with using these numbers is determining how to eat the carbohydrates in such a way that your brain will actually get that amount spread out over the entire day in a fashion that uses it effectively. this is one of the benefits of complex carbohydrates that they generally are broken down and converted much more slowly, and tend produce a longer lasting source of glucose without the detrimental spikes.Quote:
This information is hard to find but I have found this from a Velonews article: "Under normal conditions at rest, your brain and nervoussystem require a minimum of
Now the search is on for a carb to glucose ratio calcualtion.
Thanks for the fix. You are correct in the above post which ties well into the theme of the original post processed sugar is bad- it is simple carbs that cause you to crash. I am amazed at the number of energy gels that contain simple sugar and are not made with maltodextrin which can give you lasting energy. Or they have both but mixing them is not good either (harder to digest and assimilate).Quote:
Originally Posted by stefan
Avoid sugar it is the devil. I don't care how good those doughnuts look or that Twix bar or that can of soda you will thank yourself if you give it up.
I have really enjoyed all the information that has been posted. I find that I have been feeling much better without the sugar, but for me no artificial sweeteners seem to be just as important, as well as caffeine.
I have begun tweaking my diet and I agree that it is very hard to think with no carbs! When I know that I'm going to have to think a lot, I have been adding natural complex carbs to my diet and I notice a big change. A spoonful of peanut butter has saved me several times lately. *lol*
The human body is so fascinating! :2thumbs:
So RG: How's it going for you? :popcorn:
It was going really well until yesterday, when I UNKNOWINGLY ate a big fat slice of chocolate truffle. ~~ A friend of mine said that she was gonna make me a yummy sugar free dessert, and brought it over yesterday. I dug into it quite heartily, and called later to thank her. It was then that she said she had made it with sugar, not Splenda like she had originally planned. :frustrated:Quote:
Originally Posted by Felicia
Aside from that, I haven't KNOWINGLY touched sugar. For those of you following a similar diet (no sugar, ok on carbs), a really good breakfast is a bowl of plain oatmeal with a tablespoon of organic sugar free crunchy peanut butter. :nod:
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Originally Posted by Teleken
:roflol: No friggin way. I've been capping off at about 40 grams a day for about a year. Once in a while I'll splurge and eat absolute garbage, but on average it's been 40 grams a day.Quote:
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