Controversy abounds. "Low fat but I'm counting my carbs." "MY nutritionist says..." (but many nutritionists disagree with each other...)
The biochemistry of what gets eaten is this: Consider first metabolism’s bottom line: EVERYTHING you eat breaks down to just one of three things: protein, fat, or sugar. And...*fat & sugar become the same in the body.*
Really? Naw! No way!
Yep. Here's the big picture: Lose the sugar -- even the “innocent natural sweeteners ” (honey, molasses, agave, dried fruit etc.) -- it's all still sugar; and all carbs (even "good carbs") metabolize into sugar, even if some take an hour longer; good to avoid spikes, but they'll still become sugar.
Next the liver, our metabolism's Houston Control, uses only x amount of sugar for fuel, depending on your activities. Excess sugar is converted...into...fat. That pouch over the belly ("belly fat"), is the worst place to have fat because the liver *mainlines* the fat right back through your hepatic vein into your bloodstream...as sugar & bad fats. Round and round. Carbs become sugar which becomes fat which re-enters the bloodstream as sugary-fatty yuck.
A bit more complicated than that, but within 24 hours, that's what it amounts to. So keep it simple. Consider fat & sugar the same. For health & weight loss you want as little as possible of both in your diet.
