Carbohydrates, Proteins, and Hidden Fats by Dr. Donald A. Miller

Recent TV news showed that various food brands are offering

low carbohydrate foods due to public demand. That just shows

how poorly informed the public can be.

The Mayo Clinic (http://www.mayoclinic.com/) tells us that

"Every day your body requires certain nutrients, such as

carbohydrates, fats and protein, to function properly. Too

much of one nutrient or not enough of another can influence

your health."

Encyclopedia Britannica (http://www.britannica.com) tells

how carbohydrates can be classified, but they are all

described as molecules of Carbon, Hydrogen, and Oxygen.

"Carbohydrates are the most abundant molecules in all

biology."

Carbohydrates and oils are the means that plants store

energy. Few plant fats are saturated.

Fats are also compounds of Carbon, Hydrogen, and Oxygen,

but in more complex structures than carbohydrates. The more

structural bonds, the less liquid is the fat at room

temperature. Such liquid fats are called oils.

Hydrogenating oils creates more hydrogen bonds to make

liquids into soft or hard fats. These trans-fats are bad

for cardiovascular health. The "essential fatty acids" are

the ones that the human body cannot create from other

foods, such as proteins.

Proteins have many structures, but are mostly composed of

Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen plus Nitrogen. The essential amino

acids are those proteins which the human body cannot create

from other foods.

Of course, foods also contain essential vitamins and

minerals. Supplements of these can be beneficial, if not

overdone.

High / Low Carbohydrate / Protein diets really miss the

target. Once minimal needs of each food type are met, the

real issue is high or low calories compared to those used.

If you eat more than your exercise can burn, you gain

weight, and vice versa.

Carbohydrates as sugars are fine as nature provides them,

but not as refined and concentrated by humans. Like any

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BIO:

Dr. Donald A. Miller is author of "Easy Health Diet" http://easyhealthdiet.com/diet.htm, "Easy Exercise All Ages" http://easyhealthdiet.com/eeaa.htm, and numerous free articles on health http://easyhealthdiet.com/articles/.
Seven of ten deaths are caused by preventable diseases.

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