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Anonymous
>>6986 >What's so bad about white bread, anyway? 's basically all the same stuff anyway, no?
White bread is refined, and as a result of that it's digested quicker in your system and causes more sugar to be released into your bloodstream (all carbohydrates are converted into base sugars by the body), which causes an insulin spike. This causes three bad things: one, the body is more likely to store what you just ate as fat rather than using it immediately as energy, and two, if you overload on sugar too often, your body produces too much insulin, overloads, and then SURPRISE, YOU HAVE DIABETES. Finally, the insulin crash causes you feel tired and wiped out after you eat sugar or high-glycemic foods such as white bread and white rice, which leaves you even hungrier for more, in a horrible never-ending cycle.
Slower-digesting carbs such as whole wheat (the word "whole" is important here, plain old "wheat bread" is usually just 60-80% white bread), brown rice, and of course green vegetables are better because they're digested slower and can provide more stable, consistent energy for your body throughout the day. You'll feel less tired if you switch to healthier carbs.
Also, check out quinoa. Google it. It is the GOD GRAIN. Delicious, extremely low glycemic index, and the best source of complete protein you can find in a plant.
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