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Diet tips for losing weight abound. Some are good, some
questionable and some are just plain crazy. At the risk of
joining the ever growing list of diet tips here is probably 
the most important diet key both to weight loss and and
excellent health.
 
“No one ever got fat eating broccoli.”
 
When you eat carbohydrates this stimulates the release
of a hormone called insulin. Insulin stimulates an enzyme
called lipoprotein lipase and lipoprotein lipase stimulates
your body to store fat.
 
So a meal too high in carbohydrates can put your body in
fat storage mode.  But it gets worse than that.
 
Insulin also stimulates the production of a group of
controlling hormones called type II or “bad” eicosanoids.
 
These bad eicosanoids are linked to nearly every chronic
disease including heart disease, cancer, depression,
asthma, hypothyroidism and erectile dysfunction just to
name a few.
 
Controlling your intake of carbohydrates is crucial to control
insulin and controlling insulin is crucial for fat loss and
excellent health.
 
What's the simplest way to control insulin?
 
Eat low glycemic fruit and vegetables for carbohydrates.
 
The slower a food converts into blood glucose the less insulin
is released. Low glycemic fruit and vegetables, like broccoli,
convert to glucose very slowly in your body.
 
Fruit and vegetables are also high in the antioxidants,
flavinoids, vitamins and minerals so benefical to your health.
 
So eat low glycemic fruit and vegetables for carbohydrates
and avoid poor choices of carbohydrates like sugar filled
sweets and drinks, dohnuts, biscuits and french fries.
 
Remember: “No one ever got fat eating broccoli. 

For the healthiest carbohydrate choices read the Low Glycemic
Carbohydrates Guide free at http://www.undersizeme.com
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More fantastic features with these HealthETips.
 
1. Andrew Cavanagh is a professional health writer and
member of the Australasian Medical Writers Association.

He is the author of One Hour to Glorious Health and
Permanent Weight Loss, the groundbreaking
From Depression to Glorious Health in Six Steps and
the entertaining, educational Undersize Me - a month of
great food and exercise. http://www.undersizeme.com
 
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