Why You Should Eat More Carbs

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Carbohydrates have such a bad reputation in today’s world when in fact they’re not really all bad. In fact, they are pretty much in everything you eat – whole grains, fruits, vegetables, salad dressing, beans, protein bars and so much more. You can’t easily run away from them.

There are good and bad carbs. Like what you read in almost every article revealing their goodness, “All carbs are not created equal.”

Fitness writer Caleb Palmquist enumerated some of the best reasons why you should eat more carbs on Fitness Republic:

Reason To Eat More Carbs

There is a lot of focus lately on low-carb or no carb diets like the Paleo diet. There are many benefits to those types of diets, but they can be expensive, and there are some potential side effects. Removing carbs from your diet can be detrimental. There are a lot of reasons for that, but here are the top 8: Read more…

Most of these reasons are quite surprising for you, right? Like I’ve said, there are good and bad ones. Here are the bests, which will aid you in your weight loss and muscle-building goals, listed on Eat This:

25 BEST CARBS THAT WILL UNCOVER YOUR ABS

Imagine if you could tell your friends you’re on a hot new diet, the one all the celebs are doing for rapid weight loss. It’s name? Not Atkins. Not South Beach. No, it’s The Carb Diet. Read more…

These foods do not only contain a good amount of carbs, but also protein, healthy fats, fiber, potassium, and other antioxidants that provide your body the instant detox it needs.

On the other hand, here are the bad ones on Health Digezt:

The 4 Worst Carbs You Can Eat (And What to Replace Them With)

Diets that cut out carbohydrates are all over the place. These diets often promise huge weight loss in a short amount of time…as long as you simply cut carbs completely from your daily foods. But the truth is, not all carbs are created equal. Read more…

The best reason why you should eat more carbs is that they offer you a wealth of benefits. Except, of course, they are freakishly delicious in a lot of recipes.

To sum this up, the good carbs provide you the most needed boost in energy to work out (or just get through a work day), as well as reduce inflammation, ease stress, curb cravings. And contrary to the popular belief, they aid in weight loss. Some may even help regulate your blood sugar levels.

You don’t necessarily have to go on a low-carb diet, or on a restrictive diet in general. You just need to balance everything. The only foods you really have to avoid are the ones that has no nutritional value, such as processed foods with refined sugars, artificial ingredients and additives.

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