08/02/2019
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Eating well should not be all about watching quantity. One of the biggest food lies of all time is that all calories are created equal. The calories you get from kale, for example, are going to have a completely different impact on your body than calories from candy.
When you eat candy and other sugary, refined carbs or even fruit juices, your gut quickly absorbs the fiber-free sugars, fructose, and glucose. The glucose spikes your blood sugar, starting a domino effect of high insulin and a cascade of hormonal responses that kick bad biochemistry into gear. Your appetite is increased because of insulin’s effect on your brain chemistry. Your pleasure-based reward center is triggered, driving you to consume more sugar and fueling your sugar addiction.
The fructose goes right to your liver, where it starts manufacturing fat, triggering more insulin resistance and causing chronically elevated blood insulin levels, driving your body to store everything you eat as even more belly fat. You also get a fatty liver, which generates more inflammation. Chronic inflammation causes more weight gain and diabesity.
On the other hand, there would be no blood sugar or insulin spike, no fatty liver, and no hormonal chaos from eating a nice hearty helping of kale. The fiber would also cause your stomach to distend, sending signals to your brain that you were full. There would be no triggering of the addiction reward center in the brain. And you would get many extra benefits that optimize metabolism, lower cholesterol, reduce inflammation, and boost detoxification from all the phytonutrients that kale has to offer.
Focus on quality more than quantity; it will change your relationship to food and your health will thank you.
