Your Personal Paleo Code: The 3-Step Plan To Lose Weight, Reverse Disease, And Stay Fit And Healthy For Life - Plot & Excerpts
They are found in many foods, including refined grains and sugars that have contributed to so much modern disease. But there are many excellent (and often overlooked) dietary sources for healthy carbohydrates that you’ll learn about in this chapter as you continue to construct your Personal Paleo Code. First, however, let’s look at how carbs work. In the body, all carbohydrates in food are ultimately broken down and converted into simple sugars (glucose and fructose) or indigestible fiber. But while glucose, fructose, and fiber are all technically carbohydrates, they each have different effects on the body. Let’s look at each of them in more detail. GLUCOSE Glucose is a simple sugar (or monosaccharide) found mostly in plant foods like fruits, vegetables, starches, and grains. It can be broken down from sweeteners like table sugar (sucrose) and honey. Glucose has three main uses in the body: • It forms structural molecules called glycoproteins. • Like fat, it is a source of energy for cells (especially in the brain).
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