{"id":5,"date":"2013-09-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-09-20T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/bodybasics\/what-you-absolutley-must-know-about-carbs-and-sugars\/"},"modified":"2026-07-27T18:15:47","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T18:15:47","slug":"what-you-absolutley-must-know-about-carbs-and-sugars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/bodybasics\/what-you-absolutley-must-know-about-carbs-and-sugars\/","title":{"rendered":"2 Things You Absolutely Must Know About Carbs and Sugar"},"content":{"rendered":"

An important thing to know if you want to lose fat is how to convert carbs<\/strong> into sugar. Everyone knows that sugar is bad for you. It causes cavities, makes you fat, and is a leading contributor to disease.<\/p>\n

What makes sugar so hard to manage is that we\u2019re not focusing on the big picture which includes all\u00a0 forms of sugar, fiber, and starch, i.e,\u00a0carbohydrates (carbs)<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Carbohydrates are organic compounds that contain single, double, or multiple sugar units. Simple sugars are only one or two sugar units long and are typically sweet tasting whereas complex carbohydrates are thousands of sugar units long and are fibrous in structure.<\/p>\n

Sugar is also highly addictive which keeps us coming back for more. Once ingested, carbs convert to glucose (sugar) in the body so it\u2019s important to know how much sugar and how to calculate it. This way you can cap your total sugar intake on a daily basis.<\/p>\n

\nWhat I love about this approach is that it allows you to indulge your sweet tooth a little every day. You just have to keep portions very small. The main drawback is that sugary foods offer little nutritional value, loads you up with empty calories quickly, and leaves you wanting more sugary foods in a very short amount of time.<\/p>\n

ALL Carbs Metabolize into Sugar. How do you calculate?<\/h2>\n

Consider carbs and sugar as the same thing. Because ALL carbs become blood glucose. Even \u201cgood\u201d carbs metabolize into blood glucose (sugar), maybe not immediately like \u201cbad\u201d carbs from foods like starchy white bread, white rice, and sugary drinks \u2013 but the \u201cgood\u201d carbs will also metabolize into sugar in about 40 minutes.<\/p>\n

How much sugar? How many teaspoons\u2019 equivalent?\u00a0 Easy: Divide\u00a0 by 4.<\/h3>\n

That is, divide the number of carbs you\u2019re eating by 4, and that\u2019s the number of teaspoons of sugar those carbs will metabolize into: in about 40 minutes if they\u2019re \u201cgood\u201d carbs, faster if they\u2019re \u201cbad\u201d carbs\u2026but it\u2019s still the same divide-by-four.<\/p>\n

Because 4 grams of carbs OR 4 grams of sugar = 1 teaspoon of sugar.<\/h3>\n

If (sneaky) food labels or\u00a0 recipes list only the # grams of carbs, take that number & divide by four. For example, a granola bar admitting to 24 grams carbs on its label \u2014 divide those 24 grams by 4. That granola bar contains the equivalent of 6 teaspoons of sugar!<\/p>\n

As a fitness professional I love to help people get strong and healthy with information like this info about carbs for example. Sometimes all it takes is one small piece of information to make big changes. It\u2019s\u00a0 great when you can see someone have what I call an \u201cA-ha moment\u201d. Knowledge is key, and if you actually implement what you learn then real change is inevitable.<\/p>\n

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\n\u201cOver 50 and out of work \u2013 part 1\u201d and \u201cOver 50 and out of work \u2013 part 2\u201c<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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