![]() ![]() It also includes our everyday fruit and vegetables. The universe of ‘carbs’ therefore includes more than starchy vegetables (potatoes) and grains (wheat, rice). Milk also provides sugar in the form of lactose. ![]() These sugars in our diets come mostly from plants in the form of sugar, starch, and fiber. Scientists call them saccharides because they are essentially sugars. What is a carbohydrate? Before going further, it’s important to remember what a carbohydrate is. He quotes one Harvard professor this way: Among insulin’s several roles are those that contribute to adiposity: the regulation of blood sugar and the storage of fat. Taubes explains clearly how carbohydrates are “uniquely fattening.” Why? Because of insulin, that enzyme made famous by diabetes. The biggest surprise was that some calories are more fattening than other calories – surprising because we have been hearing statements like “a calorie is a calorie” as if all were treated equally in the body. The author was surprised by some of what he uncovered in his search. ![]()
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