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Starches and Weight Loss
By Brian Gallichan
Starches have been given a bad reputation in the world of weight loss. The idea is that starches cause a person to retain body fat and that they should not be eaten by people who are trying to lose weight.
Starchy foods include peas, corn, beans, potatoes, lentils and rice. This article outlines some of the benefits of starches, and why starches should be eaten even for weight loss.
Starches promote weight loss because of their high fiber content. Starches cleanse the colon, eliminating the bodily waste that is being stored in the intestines. This alone will make a person many pounds lighter.
Furthermore, the fiber that is found in starches make a person feel full and when people feel full, they are more likely to stop eating, thus reducing their total calorie intake.
Starch speeds the burning of body fat. This means that if a person eats starch, he can eat more calories and still lose weight, because his body will be burning fat at an accelerated rate due to the consumption of starch.
This process is due to the fiber in the starchy foods. What happens is, the body burns the body-fat before using carbohydrates for energy, thus reducing the amount of fat a person has stored on his body.
The only thing you need to remember is that eating more calories than your body burns will cause you to become overweight. You can eat as much starch as you desire and stay lean if your body is burning more calories than you consume.
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