Carbohydrates is a component of a humans main diet, which includes sugars, starches, and fiber. The main function of carbohydrates is to provide the body with energy. Your body breaks down these carbohydrates, with the help of an enzyme called an amylase, to produce blood sugars, the body’s source of energy.
Refined carbohydrates is a form of sugar which has been stripped of its bran and germ. In other words, though it provides the body with calories, but lacks nutrients such as vitamins, minerals, and fiber. Unless refined carbohydrates are labelled enriched, which means fiber and minerals have been added, it is usually not healthy to eat refined carbohydrates.
So, why are refined carbohydrates unhealthy?
First of all, refined carbohydrates contains calories, and ONLY calories, which nutritionists often call “empty” or “naked” calories. Again, it lacks the natural nutrients and minerals which is present in the beet or cane. This can especially lead to obesity.
These sugars are worse than nothing because they drain and leach the body of its precious minerals and vitamins to be able to be digested, detoxified, and eliminated. In fact, balance of nutrients throughout our body is so essential that it has ways to provide against the sudden shock of heavy sugar intakes.
Minerals such as sodium (from salt), magnesium and potassium (from vegetables), and calcium (from the bones) are taken from the body and used in chemical transmutation. Through this process neutral acids are produced and which attempt to return the acid-alkaline balance factor of the blood in to much more normal state.
If these sugars are continued to be consumed, more and more minerals and nutrients are taken from the body in attempt to rectify the body. This repetitive process will eventually weaken vital parts and organs of the body which includes bones, organs, and the nervous system. As calcium is drained, the bones and teeth will gradually decay, and general weakening will begin.
Every organ of the body will be affected by this daily sugar intake. The liver has a limited space, and it is where this sugar is stored in the form of glucose (glycogen). As the intake rate is much higher than the outtake the space required to store this sugar will be forced to increase, which the liver will expand somewhat like a balloon. Eventually, the liver will run out of space, which causes the excess glucose to be converted into a fatty acid which returns into the blood flow of the body. These will then store into the bodies most inactive areas, which includes the belly, the buttocks, the thighs and the breasts.
Once these areas are also filled, those fatty acids will distribute itself amongst every active organs of the human body, such as the heart and the kidneys. As tissue in these organs are degenerated into fat, an abnormal blood pressure is created. This soon effects our nervous systems, which basically effects our body as a whole; how it activates, how it functions, how much energy it has, and how we calculate and remember.