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   From: dabel@sonic.net   
      
   In article <4C1BD775.8772BA03@att.net>, Gary  wrote:   
      
      
   > Well, there you go and I totally agree with you.  You are eating the   
   > "better" carbs.  The complex carbohydrates are good for you...the simple   
   > carbohydrates are short-term energy.  Carbs get their bad reputation because   
   > all the junk food is full of the simple carbs.   
      
   There has been a change in thought about simple and complex carbs.   
   Somebody actually did some experiments, instead of just making stuff up   
   in their head, and found that it appears that the old complex carbs are   
   sometimes processed into sugar faster than *some* of the old simple   
   carbs (like ordinary sugar).  So all carbs, whether sugar or starch, are   
   now being lumped together.   
      
   > Interestingly though, all fruits contain simple carbs but yet we are told   
   > they are good for us.  huh!   
      
   Fruit has a lot of bulk to it.  This fiber makes us feel full, and   
   provides other benefits.  Therefore, a small amount of fruit is good.   
   Large amounts of fruit are not good.  Fruit juice can be bad.  For a   
   good education, watch fresh squeezed orange juice being made.  It takes   
   a lot of oranges to make a little juice.   
      
   > Your muscles use sugar for fuel/energy.   
   >   
   > Eat a simple carb meal....like candy bars, cakes, etc   
   > and you will get immediate energy but it doen't last very long   
      
   Foods like candy bars, cakes, pies and ice cream are all very high in   
   fat.  They tend to blow low calorie diets pretty quickly.  The sugar   
   just adds to the problem.   
      
   --   
   Dan Abel   
   Petaluma, California USA   
   dabel@sonic.net   
      
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