| last92 said: a) The thing with carbs, mainly refined grains (but whole grains are very similar), is that they are a very poor food from a nutritional perspective. When compared with other food, they have little vitamins, little minerals, little fibers, they basically only serve as a source of Kcals. b) Now, carbs are not really toxic. The problem is that they just may mess up your hormones, leading to insuline resistance, fat accumulation and carbs dependence when consumed in large quantities. c) Also, if by "blood acidity" you're referring to ketoacidosis, well, that is basically a myth. Ketosis and ketoacidosis are two totally different things, the latter being a serious pathological state related to alcoholism or type-1 diabetes. If you're not an alcoholist or a diabetic, it's almost impossible for you to suffer from ketoacidosis. |
a) Yes, I understand that. But you should not just class food with high carbohydrate value as "carbs". Because obviously carbohydrates in itself can't contain vitamins, minerals, etc. But food high in carbohydrates includes fruit, dairy and nuts, and I presume those don't fit into the aforementioned "carbs" group. I also understand that you point out refined carbohydrates, which is a slightly misleading word, because some of those are natural as well, which brings me to point
b) I agree with that. Large quantities of anything is unhealthy, including carbohydrates. But if anything, then each human's nutritional needs are specific - so overconsumption can be a problem for people misjudging their food intake. From my experience I can tell you, that carbohydrates are necessary for me, as they're the fastest source of energy. But I don't eat a lot of food daily, and have kept my weight at a consistent level for about 10 years, without doing any nutritional planning. That being said, it might well come back to me negatively in a few years.
c) I'm not talking about ketoacidosis, that would be far exceeding the pH levels I was talking about. It was just a comparison to what you termed as "poison". Obviously neither carbohydrates, nor ketones in itself are poisons. But higher amount of ketone bodies does lower the pH value of blood, that's what I was alluding to.
