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We’ve all been there. We’ve just come in from a long day
at work and the last thing on our minds taking the time to
prepare a healthy, nutritionally sound vegetarian meal. But
choosing a refined or enriched carbohydrate over the
beneficial carbohydrates that a solid, well-balanced
vegetarian diet offers defeats the purpose of your decision
to live a vegetarian lifestyle, and that’s for optimal health.
Consuming refined carbohydrates presents different
hazards to your health.
The over-consumption of refined carbohydrates and
sugars can result in excess insulin in the bloodstream. In the
presence of excess insulin, glucose, the blood sugar, is
converted to triglycerides and stored in the fat cells of the
body.
According to one study, consuming refined grains may also
increase your risk of getting stomach cancer. The research
found that a high intake of refined grains could increase a
patient's risk of stomach cancer.
In addition, refined sugars and carbohydrates have been
implicated as a contributing factor in increased gallbladder
disease, according to a recent study. It showed a direct
link between the amount of sugars eaten and the incidence
of gallbladder disease. Another study looked at the role
carbohydrates play in the incidence of heart disease. The
researchers noted that as carbohydrate consumption
increased, so did the level of triglycerides in the blood of
the participants. Diets low in fat and high in carbohydrates
not only dramatically raised triglyceride levels but
significantly reduced levels of HDL, the “good” cholesterol
And lastly, refined white sugars increase the rate at which
your body excretes calcium, which is directly connected to
your skeletal health. Simply put, as your sugary and
refined carbohydrate intake increases, your bone density
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