Carbohydrates have been accused for a long time due to unwanted weight gain and blood glucose spikes, but experts warn that longevity would not be completed without longevity.
The difference is in the structure. One type is responsible for energy conflicts in the middle of the afternoon, but the other type provides a steady energy flow that can last a day.
Dan Buettner, a widely known longevity expert, has recently destroyed the reason why complex carbohydrates are one of the most important components of longevity diets.
He said: “Instagram and the Internet have a lot of lies, one of which is that carbohydrates are bad for you.
Complex carbohydrates such as sweet potatoes can promote lifespan.
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“Carbohydrates are one of the most healthy things on longevity diets, but there are differences. The most bad for diet is simple carbohydrates -purified grains, sugar and high flat ground corn syrup.
“But on the other side of the carbohydrate parentheses, there are complex carbohydrates, such as beans, whole grains and crops.
“Why do I know this? Most of the complex carbohydrates because they know exactly that they have eaten their lifetime.”
This argument was supported by the study of the University of Medicine, a medical school published in 2023.
Researchers observed that men with too few carbohydrates greatly increase the risk of all cause mortality.
In addition, women who ate too little fat had little risk of all causes and cancer mortality.
The complex carbohydrates found in whole grains, soybeans and vegetables are slowly broken by the body to provide steady energy.
Unlike simple carbohydrates, the entire food carbohydrate is rich in nutrition and does not cause blood sugar spikes.
Longevity experts recommend complex carbohydrates for healthy aging.
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It also provides essential nutrients including vitamins, minerals and antioxidants needed to prevent cell repair and disease.
Dan Buettner, which generates the term blue zones of the world, where people live at an exceptional age, emphasize the importance of these foods.
The area, including Ica Lia, Okinawa, Japan, and Sardinia in Italy, features carbohydrates in the diet.
Among these groups, the popular choices include not only grains such as oats, quin noah and brown rice, but also vegetables and sweet potatoes with many starch.
