Carbohydrates

• “Protein is recommended for several reasons. It fills you up, it digests more slowly than fast-absorbing carbs do, it spurs lean muscle growth, and it even elevates fat burn, as research continues to prove.”
  The New Abs Diet: The 6-Week Plan to Flatten Your Stomach and Keep You Lean for Life (The Abs Diet) (David Zinczenko and Ted Spiker). Paige 5
• “A 2008 study at the Human Performance Laboratory at the University of Connecticut suggests a similar strategy for triggering the body to burn more fat. In an experiment, two groups of men were instructed to do resistance training while following either a low-carbohydrate or low-fat diet. After 12 weeks, the lifters who reduced their intake of carbohydrates lost an average of 17 pounds of fat, twice as much as the lifters who followed the low-fat plan. What’s more, each member of the low-carb group gained about 2 pounds of lean muscle. “Restricting carbohydrates forces your body to burn fat instead of sugar,” says study author and assistant professor Jeff Volek, PhD. And doing so will work as effectively for you as it did for the men in this particular study. The eating plan in this book will show you exactly how to reduce consumption of empty carbs and properly fuel your body for a metabolic lift.”The New Abs Diet: The 6-Week Plan to Flatten Your Stomach and Keep You Lean for Life The New Abs Diet: The 6-Week Plan to Flatten Your Stomach and Keep You Lean for Life (The Abs Diet) (David Zinczenko and Ted Spiker). Paige 7
• “Eating a breakfast of slow-burning carbohydrates like oats can significantly improve calorie-burn during exercise, according to a study at the University of Nottingham reported in 2009 in the Journal of Nutrition. When active people were given a breakfast of low-glycemic index foods 3 hours before embarking on a 60-minute run, the amount of fat they burned during exercise was 55 percent higher than when they ate a high-carb, high-glycemic breakfast.” The New Abs Diet: The 6-Week Plan to Flatten Your Stomach and Keep You Lean for Life (The Abs Diet) (David Zinczenko and Ted Spiker). Paige 7