Humans’ body need sufficient amount of macronutrients as their energy sources to function. Macronutrients includes carbohydrates, fats, and protein, each functioned as energy sources with special addition functions for each nutrients. However, the highest energy contributor comes from breaking down carbohydrates, which means that carbohydrates are more satiating (6). Carbohydrates are stored as glycogen in the liver to maintain blood glucose supply and with adequate supply of carbohydrates, it can prevent exhaustion, fasten metabolism in the body, and also the humans’ brains, tissues, nerves, and muscles rely on carbohydrates to function (9). However, despite all the benefits, certain type of carbohydrates have recently been linked to type
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complex sugars, rather than simple sugars such as fructose, which has empty calories and induced the body’s hormonal system (8). Different type of carbohydrates even though eaten in the same amount, they differ in the bodies’ absorption and how they impact the blood glucose and insulin release (5). Complex carbohydrates are longer chain of sugars, which takes longer to break them down, because of its structure making it slower to digest and impact the blood glucose, therefore complex carbohydrates has lower GI (3,11). One example of complex carbohydrates is dietary fibre, it is found that consuming high GI food such as dietary fibre promote good benefits to its host. Another subsidiary of complex carbohydrates are resistant starch (green unripe banana, cooked and cooled food, etc.), which in indigestible type of carbohydrates, but instead become food for the gut microbiome. This type of fibre is very good for intestinal health and reducing the risk of bowel cancer (13). Whereas, simple carbohydrates, raise blood glucose rapidly and are found in many processed food which contain these simple added sugars (3). These sugars are labeled to have high Glycemic Index (GI), through its ability to spike the blood sugars level (3,12). Intake of simple sugars do not provide any nutrition beside energy, that is why they are called ‘empty sugars’, these are found in …show more content…
Therefore, they came up with a guidelines of how to manage a healthy palate and to reduce the rate of obesity and heart diseases occurring in Australia. The Australian Guideline proposes 5 key groups which includes recommendations to cut back processed food with added salt, sugar, nor saturated fat and to drink plenty of water. These key groups propose varieties of food such as vegetables, fruit, grain foods, lean meat, nuts, beans, etc. that can reduce obesity, type 2 diabetes, heart diseases, and also increase Australians’ well-being. As for sugars the guidelines give appropriate recommendation over sugars intake, due to the implications of sugar-sweetened drinks with weight gain, which also said to lead to heart diseases and also some cancer and proved to be the cause of type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndromes. Through the guidelines, Australians can be more aware about how they take their sugars, what type of sugars they should have more, and the implications of having more of the wrong type of sugars have on their health. The guidelines also mentioned, that being physically active can alter the negative effects of high sugar intake in the body. Nevertheless, it is a very useful guideline because the guidelines are written to show the varieties of food
complex sugars, rather than simple sugars such as fructose, which has empty calories and induced the body’s hormonal system (8). Different type of carbohydrates even though eaten in the same amount, they differ in the bodies’ absorption and how they impact the blood glucose and insulin release (5). Complex carbohydrates are longer chain of sugars, which takes longer to break them down, because of its structure making it slower to digest and impact the blood glucose, therefore complex carbohydrates has lower GI (3,11). One example of complex carbohydrates is dietary fibre, it is found that consuming high GI food such as dietary fibre promote good benefits to its host. Another subsidiary of complex carbohydrates are resistant starch (green unripe banana, cooked and cooled food, etc.), which in indigestible type of carbohydrates, but instead become food for the gut microbiome. This type of fibre is very good for intestinal health and reducing the risk of bowel cancer (13). Whereas, simple carbohydrates, raise blood glucose rapidly and are found in many processed food which contain these simple added sugars (3). These sugars are labeled to have high Glycemic Index (GI), through its ability to spike the blood sugars level (3,12). Intake of simple sugars do not provide any nutrition beside energy, that is why they are called ‘empty sugars’, these are found in …show more content…
Therefore, they came up with a guidelines of how to manage a healthy palate and to reduce the rate of obesity and heart diseases occurring in Australia. The Australian Guideline proposes 5 key groups which includes recommendations to cut back processed food with added salt, sugar, nor saturated fat and to drink plenty of water. These key groups propose varieties of food such as vegetables, fruit, grain foods, lean meat, nuts, beans, etc. that can reduce obesity, type 2 diabetes, heart diseases, and also increase Australians’ well-being. As for sugars the guidelines give appropriate recommendation over sugars intake, due to the implications of sugar-sweetened drinks with weight gain, which also said to lead to heart diseases and also some cancer and proved to be the cause of type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndromes. Through the guidelines, Australians can be more aware about how they take their sugars, what type of sugars they should have more, and the implications of having more of the wrong type of sugars have on their health. The guidelines also mentioned, that being physically active can alter the negative effects of high sugar intake in the body. Nevertheless, it is a very useful guideline because the guidelines are written to show the varieties of food