{"id":1995,"date":"2016-09-09T12:45:55","date_gmt":"2016-09-09T00:45:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/dietnet\/?p=1995"},"modified":"2021-05-18T09:39:45","modified_gmt":"2021-05-17T21:39:45","slug":"to-eat-carbs-or-not-to-eat-carbs-that-is-the-question","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/dietnet\/2016\/09\/09\/to-eat-carbs-or-not-to-eat-carbs-that-is-the-question\/","title":{"rendered":"To eat carbs or not to eat carbs, that is the question\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019ve sent off my DNA test kit and I\u2019m one step closer to knowing!<\/p>\n

Image source<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Read my previous post about DNA testing here<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

So\u2026 I\u2019ve completed the training and can now arrange DNA testing for my clients for the AMY1 gene. My first client is \u2013 Me! I took a cheek swab, have couriered the kit and will have the results in 2-3 weeks.<\/p>\n

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Why is it so important to know the answer?<\/h3>\n

For decades, the prevailing nutritional wisdom was that dietary fat was bad, and saturated fat especially was evil. The result was that anyone who was health conscious ended up on a low fat, high carb diet. This caused a bunch of problems, including higher rates of obesity, diabetes and other health conditons.<\/p>\n

In response to that, the last decade or two has seen an increase in the popularity in low carb \/ Paleo diets. This has been more successful than the low fat regime, but we are starting to see a bounce back from that too.<\/p>\n

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More about that in this article<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

But in both cases, we are making some assumptions. That\u2019s why I\u2019m excited about this particular gene test. It tells us how much salivary amylase we are genetically programmed to produce.<\/p>\n

Amylase is the enzyme that digests carbohydrate. Although there are things we can do to increase our amylase production, knowing our genetic predisposition immediately tells us the level of carbs we are most suited for.<\/p>\n

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We can of course choose to ignore the info, when we\u2019re at a friend\u2019s house and our favourite pasta dish is being served.<\/p>\n

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But it gives us a template for our ideal diet, which we can come back after any digressions.<\/p>\n

If we choose to go low carb for a while to lose weight (for example), we will know whether we need to stay low carb. Or whether we can increase carbs again, once we reach our goal.<\/p>\n

On a personal level, I\u2019ve spent the last 20 years mostly eating reasonably low carb, even going a year eating only animal foods. A few months ago, I started eating carbs again, with some good results and some not so good. So my test result will tell me whether I should:<\/p>\n

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  1. Stay off the grains and legumes \u2013 only fruit, low starch veg and nuts for you, my girl!<\/li>\n
  2. Eat a few whole grains and legumes, but still favour fruit, veg, nuts<\/li>\n
  3. Ideally avoid processed carbs but I can digest starches fine<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    I know I\u2019m not a 3. I think I\u2019m a 1. But hey, if I was a 2, wouldn\u2019t that be good to know?<\/p>\n

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    To find out more about this type of gene testing, read my previous post about DNA testing here<\/a><\/p>\n

    Originally posted on Steemit –\u00a0https:\/\/steemit.com\/life\/@kiwideb\/to-eat-carbs-or-not-to-eat-carbs-that-is-the-question<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    I\u2019ve sent off my DNA test kit and I\u2019m one step closer to knowing! Image source Read my previous post about DNA testing here So\u2026 I\u2019ve completed the training and can now arrange DNA testing for my clients for the AMY1 gene. My first client is \u2013 Me! I took […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[37,45,40],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/dietnet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1995"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/dietnet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/dietnet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/dietnet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/dietnet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1995"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/dietnet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1995\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2026,"href":"http:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/dietnet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1995\/revisions\/2026"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/dietnet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1995"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/dietnet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1995"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/dietnet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1995"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}