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Additionally, carbs can be more difficult to absorb if they are mixed with fibres. Sugars in apples are an example.
by nazgul17 9y ago
Additionally, carbs can be more difficult to absorb if they are mixed with fibres. Sugars in apples are an example.
- Axsuul 9y agoIt's not that they are more difficult to absorb but rather fiber blunts the insulin response. Insulin is a fat-storing hormone so the less that gets secreted, the less fat you are prone to storing. Coupling that with copious amounts of readily available carbs + fat and you're gonna have a bad time.
- syockit 9y agoBut that would mean taking fiber would lead to high blood sugar, and cause damage to your internals. I think the idea that fiber slows carb digestion makes more sense. With slowed carb digestion, less insulin is needed, thus the blunt response.
- Axsuul 9y agoNot sure how you deduced that fiber would lead to high blood sugar from my response but what I was trying to convey was that fiber "slows down" carb absorption, thereby blunting the blood sugar increase which then as a corollary blunts the insulin response.
- ntsplnkv2 9y agoThis is why most keto diets specify net carbs, which subtracts fiber out of the carb total.