Will carbohydrates make me fat?

Will carbohydrates make me fat?

Susan Silberstein & Marilyn Joyce (Health and Nutrition Educator & Heath Counselor) gives expert video advice on: Will carbohydrates make me fat?; How do I avoid simple carbohydrates while eating out? and more...

Carbohydrates will not make us fat by themselves. The carbohydrates that would have the greatest pertinacity for making us fat would be the simple carbohydrates, because when we eat the simple carbohydrates; the white flour products, the white sugar products, French fries, or that type of thing, we never feel satisfied because sugar and salt, which are used to give these bland, 'blah' foods flavour, tend to have addictive qualities. So, we want more, and more, and more of them to get that inherent sense of satisfaction that we know we should be getting from the food we eat. If it was a whole grain, we would feel the satisfaction. Visually it looks better. Taste wise it absolutely tastes better; it's got more texture, more flavour, and more of the naturally occurring nutrients as well, so the body gets satisfied more easily. However, with the simple carbohydrates that's not the case. So, yes, you would feel dissatisfaction and probably gain weight from the simple carbohydrates. From the complex carbohydrates, you'll feel more satisfaction, and you'll have the nutrients that are giving the body what it needs in order to function optimally. That's the difference between them.