Carbohydrates and Sugars
From: Renee (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 14 Oct 2001 13:42:36 -0700
Actually, sugars are a type of carb.
Carbohydrates come in two types: simple and complex. The simple carbs are the
sugars. They are small molecules, relatively. There are simple and complex
sugars. Glucose, fructose, and maltose are simple sugars. They combine to
make complex sugars, such as sucrose (table sugar), dextrose, and lactose.
However, these larger molecules break apart very easily in the body to become
the simple sugars again.
Complex carbs are the startches. They are chains of simple sugars. So, they
also break down to the simple sugars (often glucose) easily in the body, but
it takes a little more time (not much though--think about how fast a saltine
cracker dissolves in your mouth). So, they are essentially sugars as well, in
the long run.
Renee
> Dona wrote:
> >
> > Forgot to say that carbs turn to sugar and thats why they are bad for
> > us.
> >
> > Hi Angie,
> > Yes the diets are pretty much the same .There is not really a perfect
> > diet for PCOS.I just try to watch the quantities of carbs and sugars. I
> > would recommend buying a gylcemic index beacuse some foods have lower
> > sugar and carbs than others.I have talked to my Doctor about low carbing
> > and he said not to follow a specific diet,but to watch the carb
> > counts..just like counting calories.You can still eat many of the same
> > foods you like with the exception of refined sugars (cookies and
> > cakes).A glycemic index can tell you which foods including veggies are
> > lower in carbs and sugar. Pasta is very high in carbs so I tend to try
> > to limit pasta and bread in my diet even though I love it.Sugar Busters
> > has a really good Gylcemic index you can get it at any larger book
> > store.And your right stress is very bad on your health PCOS or not.Dona
> >
> > >Angie wrote
> > hi everyone,
> > what i would like to know is..... what is the perfect diet for women
> > with pcos and what is the perfect weight for us to be. Nothing we eat
> > anymore is any good for us. I also keep hearing about low carb diets.
> > When i see some of the recipes for low carb diets and recipes in
> > diabetic cookbooks they all seem like the normal food i cook. This may
> > sound stupid but what all constitutes carbohydrates in our food and what
> > do carbohydrates do that may make pcos flare up or how do they interact
> > with our hormones and testosterone levels etc. I guess any info helps.
> > I am just so confused with everything and i don't think stress helps
> > with pcos either.
> >
> > angie
> >
>
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Renee Cordrey, MSPT, MPH, CWS
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