CARBOHYDRATES

CARBOHYDRATES

Carbohydrate is divided into two types, complex carbohydrate and refined carbohydrate. Some examples of foods which are high in complex carbohydrate arerice, thosai, itali and all types of potatoes .Examples of refined carbohydrate foods are sugar, honey and corn syrup.

Carbohydrate is very important as it acts like petroleum to a vehicle.1 piece of bread and 1 tablespoon of sugar has the same amount of carbohydrate, i.e. 15 grams. Refined carbohydrate digest fasts and increases one's body sugar lever very fast where else complex carbohydrate foods takes a longer time to digest.

In our plate, we should have 50% of complex carbohydrate food. However do not consume fried oily food together with complex carbohydrate food as it will increase your calorie intake and will cause you to put on weight.

There are two types of rice, white rice and brown rice. Diabetic patients normally opt for brown rice as it has more fiber and less carbohydrate than white rice. However if diabetic patients were to over eat, their body sugar level will increase. Therefore eat moderately, according to your daily needs and try to consume more complex carbohydrate foods than refined carbohydrate foods.