Simple Carbohydrates
Simple carbohydrates come in the form of high energy, sugary snack foods which you would typically find in granola bars, candy, chocolate, cakes, cookies, donuts, soda and also in fruits and dairy products etc. These types of carbohydrates are broken down instantly and used for energy by the body. This is why some people experience intense sugar highs after consuming foods high in sugar.
The burst of energy is like a flash in the pan, it only lasts for a short time. Within an hour your energy levels have gone to an extreme high then plummet to a low. Your body then stimulates your appetite to consume more because it needs more energy. Consuming diets high in refined sugar foods play havoc with your insulin levels. Because there is such a rush of sugar in one huge amount, the body must accommodate this by releasing enough insulin to counteract it which is why you experience intense highs and lows.
Your body must get rid of that sugar from the blood immediately and any excess sugar that is not burned off as energy must be stored as fat. You have to understand that your body cannot allow any remaining sugar to be floating around in the blood as it affects your body’s normal functions. Once your body becomes unable to effectively remove all sugar from the blood, you become diabetic.
The scary fact is that most children under the age of 10 years are consuming around 70 teaspoons of sugar in a typical day. This is staggering; in fact it is believed that our children today will be among some of the first in their generation to die before their parents.
Examples of simple carbohydrates:
Cookies
Honey
Soda drinks
Chocolate
Jam jellies
Cake
Oranges
Plums
Pears
Blueberries
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