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What happens if you cut down on fat and carbs and have a lot of sugar instead?
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∙ 16y ago
Sugar is pure carbohydrate so it makes no difference if you cut down on your other carbohydrates if the sugar intake is great enough. Furthermore a rapid increase in blood glucose levels will lead to the sugar being taken up by muscle and liver and converted to fat (in the liver) or a precursor like lactic acid (muscle) that is then converted to fat later on (liver).
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Does a starch affect a diabetic the same as sugar?
Yes because Starch is carbs. Carbs turn to sugar in the body to be used for energy. Once this happens, Your blood sugar will raise. So starch and sugar areeee the same thing. They're just broken down differently.
Why are carbs fattening?
Carbohydrates are the body's main source of energy. They are broken down to glucose, or sugar and provide energy for the body. If the glucose is not used, it is stored as fat. Carbohydrates are not bad for you, in fact, they are essential. The key thing is to remain active so that you use up the glucose that your body makes from carbs. Another key thing is to eat complex carbs, such as whole grains , instead of sugary things and white breads. Complex carbs take longer to break down into sugar and they also contain fiber, so sugar gets released into your bloodstream little by little. This way the energy lasts you longer. With simple carbs, sugar gets released into your bloodstream all at once and causes a "high" and then a "crash". Then what happens? You need more energy and need to eat again. So, eat whole grains and fruits and get plenty of exercise, and carbs will not be fattening!
Do all carbs turn into sugar?
when it is broken down by enzymes..I think that's the gist of it...
How many grams of sugar and carbs in a gin martini?
All sugars are carbs, but not all carbs are sugars (starch is a carbohydrate but it's not a "sugar", even though it breaks down to sugar in your digestive system; cellulose is chemically a carbohydrate but it doesn't break down in your digestive system, so from a dietary standpoint it's considered "fiber"). There are essentially none of either in gin, so the amount in a gin martini depends on how much vermouth you use (and whether or not you put in an olive ... there are some carbs in an olive).
What happens to the sugar when you inject insulin?
It goes down
What type of food does your body breakdown Carbs or protein?
The process of digestion breaks down carbohydrates into sugar, and protein into amino acids; both get broken down.
Is sugar found in rice?
sugar, as in white powdery processed sugar? none. sugar as in energy or carbs? then it depends on the serving size. There is carbs, which your body converts to sugar/energy. It is low compared to most all carbs. It is a good idea to look up rice on wikipedia.org Sugars are not all created equal and the nutritional information labels are very misleading and not accurate. Sugar in rice is not the same as sugar in a can of soda.
What happens if you mix sugar with cold water?
sooner of later the sugar would break down
Why after eating a meal containing carbohydrates does your blood sugar rise?
carbs start breaking down to sugar starting from when ur saliva contacts it. so carbs can go through glycolysis very quickly and get into ur blood faster than the other main groups of macromolecules
What is a good diet to keep your sugar levels down?
You will need to keep away from foods with a large quantity of carbs as these turn into sugar. There are many sugar free products available today and you can check the labels to ensure they are within your guidelines.
How much sugar and carbohydrates are in strawberries?
Yes, strawberries have carbs. For the carbohydrates in strawberries, by weight, portion size, or number, please see the page links, further down this page, listed under Related Questions..
What happens to the sugar plants make?
They are broken down in respiration. Energy is obtained by that
