“There is actually no requirement for any “essential dietary carbohydrates” in human nutrition.” – Mark Sisson, fitness author and blogger
Eating massive quantities of sugar or carbs is basically like buying a one-way ticket to Vegas: You’re going to have a great time for a while, but you know that things will get messy pretty fast.
High GI, Big Appetite
On top of being fattening and terrible for your health, sugar and carb abuse increase your appetite and trigger your cravings. When a team of researchers gave either a high GI diet or a low GI diet to participant of a recent study, they discovered GLP-1, a gut hormone known to increase “fullness and suppression of appetite.” In short, the more a meal spikes your blood sugar and insulin, the less filling it’s going to be.
Do Not Enter The Carb Madness Cycle
Normally, your body handles carbs by:
- Increasing insulin to take care of the nutrients
- Regulating your blood sugar
- Triggering your appetite again, but only when it needs energy
But when you abuse carbs, your body enters a confused state and starts processing carbs by:
- Increasing insulin, but in inordinately large amounts
- Making your blood sugar drop too low
- Giving you crazy cravings for carbs because your body thinks it needs more energy when it really doesn’t
In that case, listening to your body is a surefire way to stay in this dangerous cycle. Reduce your sugar and carbs consumption, and your body will regulate itself.
Fix Your Insulin
Insulin is one of the master hormones in your body, and can be a huge problem when it doesn’t work properly. Ever heard of diabetes? Eating less sugar and carbs will help you regulate your insulin, a important key to regulate your appetite.
Fix Your Leptin
Too much sugar and carbs will eventually screw up every single process in your body. Leptin is no exception. The concerning thing is: This important hormone plays a major role in regulating appetite and fat loss. Reducing your sugar and carb consumption, having a treat meal at least every week, exercising regularly and implementing a healthy lifestyle will all help you regulate this critical hunger hormone.
Summary--> Sugar is fattening and dangerous for your health. Consume as little as possible.
--> Unless you workout hours every single day, constant carb abuse will trigger your appetite and actually increase your carb carvings.
--> By reducing your consumption of sugar and carbs and adopting a healthy lifestyle, you’ll naturally regulate both insulin and leptin, two key hormones in appetite regulation and fat loss.
