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How Carbohydrates Spike your Blood Sugar #youtubeshorts #shorts #viral #carbs #trending #ed #sugar

2 Oct 2023 · 1 min

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A short YouTube health clip by Anne Truong MD explaining that certain carbohydrates (e.g., white bread, sodas, ice cream, french fries, desserts, pasta) cause rapid spikes in blood sugar that are followed by drops, increasing hunger and prompting repeat eating. The speaker contrasts these with lower-impact foods (beans, nuts, avocado) that keep blood sugar steadier, reducing hunger and insulin demand on the pancreas; the overarching recommendation is to cut down on sugar.

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The reason why the carbohydrate is bad is because when you eat it, it spikes your blood sugar. And what are the ones that are not so good? The white bread, the sodas, ice cream and french fries, and the dessert, pasta. It's because it spike up your blood sugar, and then you have a drop in your blood sugar, and then you get hungry, and then you want to eat it again, versus eating like beans and nuts and avocado. It doesn't spike up your blood sugar as high, and it keep your blood sugar steady. So that way you don't get as hungry as quickly and you don't have that drop in your blood sugar. And therefore, your pancreas don't have to secrete so much insulin. And so it's not stressing out your pancreas. So having said that, guys, it's all about the sugar. If you have to cut down, one thing is the sugar.