Why separate fats/carbs?

[mort]

Hey Bros,

I heard it said that it is beneficial to have carbs and fats at separate meal times, though I didn't get a conclusive reason why. Was hoping someone around here may be able to shed a little light on the subject.

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Mort

..if there is a lot of Fat in the system insulin will suttle it to storage sites(love handles).
Don't do high GI carbs & Fat together, however lower GI carbs will trigger less insulin response and in turn not contribute as much to fat storage.

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[mort]

How much time apart to avoid the above mentioned. Are you saying its a good idea to separate fats/carbs by about 2 or 3 hours or so?

Mort

..but I sorta interpret it( at least in my diet)

if I am having pizza, the combination of high fat and High Gi carbs will cause more of the Fat calories to be stored.

and the opposite would be..

if I eat a 14oz Ribeye steak(pretty high fat content) and I skip the bread and potatoes and have a salad instead. Those fat calories are less likely to be stored(some will still) since there was little/no insulin response to that Meal

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[mort]

Thanks again Bronc. Your reply is comprehensive, and that my freind is much appreciated.

Mort

...glad to help if I can

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Thank you bronc.It makes sense now I never really understood the whole carb pro fat thing as far as what to combine and when.

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[ucscwwe]

how much fat would be too much for a low gi carb meal, like is 30 g of fat too much for 50 g carb

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..I believe that Low GI carbs combined with a High Pro and Mod Fat meal would be very weak at stimulating insulin. The Fat and Pro would slow all the nutrient absorption including the carbs.

example:

8oz Hamburger
2 slices cheese
40gram Whole Grain Bun

The bun would cause an increased insulin release, however the fat and large amount of protein would cancel/curb the spike and limit fat storage

So if you were gonna make a healty pizza(can't stop thinkin of PIZZA at 830am! )

Use a whole grain crust. Pumpernickle is 49-GI but I'm not sure what it would taste like as a pizza
LOw fat Mozzarella
1/2-1lb sliced marinated chicken(cooked)
Use Tomato paste or crushed tomato instead of sugary jar sauce

That would be about as body friendly as you could get

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