cdela12345
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- Mar 16, 2009
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I've been into the fitness scene for a few years now. Nothing hardcore, but I know my healthy foods and lifestyles. I eat whole grains like brown rice and whole grain breads when I can, but things like pasta and rice noodles I like to have made from regular old white flour. I sometimes take white rice as well.
I find myself frequently wondering how bad white flour can really be if eaten in a balanced diet with an active lifestyle. It seems there's an unusually strong movement to really throw white flour out on the curb these days. It's almost as if people are looking for something to blame their own deficiencies on. I understand studies have shown quite a bit, but there's no way one food could so significantly exacerbate the health problems we see in America today.
As we know, white flour products such as white bread, white pasta, white flour noodles, all purpose flour, etc. are a high glycemic index (GI) food that cause spikes in insulin and provide no real nutritional value outside of calories. But, many people don't eat these by themselves. When I have foods such as white flour pasta or white rice noodles, I like to have lots of fiber filled food and protein alongside (vegetables and lean meats), just as I do with any other meal. Wouldn't this essentially lower the collective GI of my meal and slow absorption into my body?
I'm fairly sure there are a great number of fit individuals out there who have consumed white flour products all their lives without a second thought. What separated them from the bunch, aside from genetics?
Regular exercise actually sensitizes our bodily tissues to the presence of insulin, and may serve as a "buffer" against insulin spikes which would otherwise wear down a normal person.
Finally, quite a few studies have shown that one of the biggest factors in weight loss and maintenance is simply calorie consumption. If the composition of the diet is within reasonable boundaries (high carb, low fat, high protein or high fat, high protein, low carb), fit individuals can be produced from both types of lifestyles. If we eat white flour in a sensible diet that is within our caloric range for the day and exercise regularly, won't we be just fine?
Thanks in advance for all your input -- I don't claim to be an expert on this subject. It's just a view. I'd rather hear your experiences rather than be spoonfed advice from mass media.
I find myself frequently wondering how bad white flour can really be if eaten in a balanced diet with an active lifestyle. It seems there's an unusually strong movement to really throw white flour out on the curb these days. It's almost as if people are looking for something to blame their own deficiencies on. I understand studies have shown quite a bit, but there's no way one food could so significantly exacerbate the health problems we see in America today.
As we know, white flour products such as white bread, white pasta, white flour noodles, all purpose flour, etc. are a high glycemic index (GI) food that cause spikes in insulin and provide no real nutritional value outside of calories. But, many people don't eat these by themselves. When I have foods such as white flour pasta or white rice noodles, I like to have lots of fiber filled food and protein alongside (vegetables and lean meats), just as I do with any other meal. Wouldn't this essentially lower the collective GI of my meal and slow absorption into my body?
I'm fairly sure there are a great number of fit individuals out there who have consumed white flour products all their lives without a second thought. What separated them from the bunch, aside from genetics?
Regular exercise actually sensitizes our bodily tissues to the presence of insulin, and may serve as a "buffer" against insulin spikes which would otherwise wear down a normal person.
Finally, quite a few studies have shown that one of the biggest factors in weight loss and maintenance is simply calorie consumption. If the composition of the diet is within reasonable boundaries (high carb, low fat, high protein or high fat, high protein, low carb), fit individuals can be produced from both types of lifestyles. If we eat white flour in a sensible diet that is within our caloric range for the day and exercise regularly, won't we be just fine?
Thanks in advance for all your input -- I don't claim to be an expert on this subject. It's just a view. I'd rather hear your experiences rather than be spoonfed advice from mass media.