Why do nutritionists say to stay away from sugar and starches

[Lao Tzu]

Then tell you to eat fruits & vegetables? Fruits are sugar and vegetables are starches. What the fuck kind of reasoning is this? Fructose (in fruit) is a sugar. Perhaps different from high fructose corn syrup or sucrose but a sugar nontheless. Most vegetable carbs come from starches last time i checked too.

ANd what kind of carbs do they want people to eat, fiber? "Sugar & starches" constitutes most/all carbs. Sugars are simple carbs, starches are long carb chains. Thats like saying 'dont breath quickly or slowly', what else is there.

maybe i missed something.

 

[string_bean00]

This post is too serious and makes too much sense for this forum.

 

[Lao Tzu]

This post is too serious and makes too much sense for this forum.

http://www.curlydavid.com/quiz1.html

There you go.

 

[string_bean00]

http://www.curlydavid.com/quiz1.html

There you go.

Shucks. Doesn't load for me.

 

[Lao Tzu]

As far as refined vs whole carbs, so what? Watermelon has a GI of about 103, refined pasta has a GI of 34 or so. Milk sugar (lactose) has a GI of 28.

Generally the fruits are lower in carbs, and the carbs are relatively low GI (40-60 range) and they are high in fiber but so are some refined carbs. What is the difference.

 

[string_bean00]

Watermelon has a GI of 103? I thought the highest possible was 100, and only dextrose had that. I know nothing.

 

[Bodhi_78]

Depends which scale you use

 

[atlantabiolab]

Watermelon has a GI of 103? I thought the highest possible was 100, and only dextrose had that. I know nothing.

The scale does not stop at 100, it is merely standardized on this score.

 

[Lao Tzu]

Some scales use glucose, some use white bread as 100, so i guess that would confuse results.

 

[velvett]

What they should say is processed sugar and starches.


Basically you shouldn't eat anything out of a box.