The Dr. Emilia Boater's degree in Biological Sciences and graduate in Molecular Diagnostics at the University of Naples Federico II. He did his internship at the laboratories of the Umberto I Hospital in Nocera Inferior and he attended the post-graduate specialization course of "Food Hygiene, Nutrition, and Wellness", which dealt with various topics: from food storage and labeling to different stages. physiological systems of man and woman, to treat certain diseases. His dream is to establish himself in the field of Human Nutrition to address new lifestyles. As a science divulger, she made a quote, in particular, <<The body becomes what food is, just as the spirit becomes what thoughts are ".
Today, together with Emilia, we talk about carbohydrates...
Carbohydrates: are they the real enemies of health?
First of all I would like to explain in a nutshell what carbohydrates are; they, together with proteins and lipids, represent the macronutrients to be introduced in the normal diet in order to carry out all the activities of our organism that go under the name of metabolism; do not neglect the micronutrients (mineral salts and vitamins) that help us to assimilate them.
They are divided into simple or rapidly absorbed carbohydrates, such as fruit (fructose), milk (lactose), cooking sugar (sucrose) and complex or slow-absorbing carbohydrates (e.g. whole grains). Because of the economic well-being, of the ubiquitous advertising and captivating packaging, such as those of drinks, sweets and snacks, a large slice of foods belonging to the simple sugars category that pour large quantities of insulin into our daily life with consequent lowering of blood sugar below normal levels: all this causes fatigue, concentration and premature appearance of the stimulus of hunger.
You enter that vicious circle that leads to obesity and most of the glucose introduced into the cells ends up being turned into fat.
The true enemies of health, therefore, are not carbohydrates! It is important to know which ones are on our side and how to integrate them in our diet with the other macronutrients. For example, it is preferable to eat wholemeal pasta and bread (complex carbohydrates) with simple sauces or pasta produced with refined flours and accompanies it with foods rich in fiber: in this way we increase the sense of satiety because "energy packages" are released for a longer interval. Long.