"There is no reason to restrict carbohydrates from the diet unless you are suffering from a medical condition that requires you to do so. The truth is, your body actually needs carbohydrates to perform its daily functions."

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There is no reason to restrict carbohydrates from the diet unless you are suffering from a medical condition that requires you to do so. The truth is, your body actually needs carbohydrates to perform its daily functions. However, all of the carbohydrates we eat are broken down into sugars that the body will then use or store as fat. So you have to control the number of calories that carbohydrates contribute to the diet. This is done by portioning our meals correctly.

As it pertains to avoiding Carbohydrates and the body, you should know:

The brain uses approximately 20% of the energy we consume per day. Your brain prefers to use carbohydrates as its main energy source. Therefore if you are getting most of your calories from non-carbohydrate sources, your brain isn't really getting what it wants. With prolonged carbohydrate restriction and the body will use its fat stores. Your brain can use the ketone bodies that are produced from the breakdown of fat, but it cannot use fatty acids. The brain can use ketone bodies after the fatty acids have been used up.

Having little to no carbohydrates in the diet may lead to a change in your mood, headaches, and lower energy levels. Many people have reported feeling these symptoms when they are hungry or haven't eaten for a while the same applies to persons who restrict carbohydrates. However, some studies suggest that combining carbohydrate restriction with exercise may improve your mood and encourage weight loss.

There are so many sources of carbohydrates; you will most likely not be able to totally eliminate carbohydrates from the diet but you also do not need to. Portion control and experimenting with different types of carbohydrates will serve to improve your culinary experience. Try new sources of carbohydrates. For example, instead of rice, try more on pasta, and ground provisions such as sweet potatoes, green bananas, and pumpkin (a starchy vegetable) etc..

What reasons do you have for restricting Carbohydrates?