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Eat what's right for you
If you are active you need to eat enough protein to sustain you, adding green vegetables and fats in the right proportions.
Vegetables are carbohydrates, so you don't need to eat starches like potatoes, rice, bread, pasta, and grains to get your
carbs. Let your broccoli, green beans, asparagus, spinach, kale, and salad provide you with fiber and carbs. Stay away from
the cookies, cakes, and sugars (which may include fruit, for some people). Some people should not eat fruits.
Pay attention to what's called the glycemic index of foods. That's the rate at which food converts to sugar, triggering
insulin to store your food as fat. Try to eat foods within a range of 25 to 75. Foods with a high glycemic index include bananas,
papayas, mangoes, carrots, beets, potatoes, bread, pasta, rice, etc. Avoid them. If you are going to eat sweets, add a little
protein and/ or a little fat to slow down their absorption into the blood stream.
As for fats--you need them! Every cell in your body has a membrane composed of a fat or lipid layer. You need saturated
fat, preferably in the form of organic butter or virgin, organic coconut oil. Stay away from polyunsaturated fats like vegetable
oils (look on the bottle) which have been linked to tumor formation.
For the athlete, you need at least 40 grams of protein for every 100 pounds you weigh, and that's a minimum. Serious athletes
eat much more than that. If you are a vegetarian, you are risking blood sugar imbalances, weight gain, and higher trigylcerides
in this author's opinion.
Books:
Mastering the Zone
Eat Right for Your Type
Dr. Atkins New Diet Revolution
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