Sharing some good advice from my concerned friend, Jim:
Relative to fats, the body can only store a small amount of carbohydrates as glycogen. Many are unaware of this and believed that their weight gained is the result of the fats they'd eaten, intentionally (like deep-fried foods) or otherwise (like cooking oils used). It is hard to wrap one's head around that fact that dietary cholesterol/fats do not go straight into the blood. Or that the liver makes most of the cholesterol the body needs. Our education and the media have been very effective in making this belief so ingrained that it is almost second nature to avoid fatty foods but have no qualms when reaching for pastry, noodles, prata, rice, sweet fruits etc. They have become staples; safe foods to eat ... daily. Yet, science tells us that it is the excess carbs that get turned into fats and stored. How much can be stored? The heaviest person on record was 635kg! The body is equipped to store fats, a lot of fats! Why did the the excess not get expelled/excreted? Could it be that fats are _essential_? If carbs are important to health, why does the body have only a small storage for glycogen? Why do carbs burned up quickly requiring refueling every few hours? How can those who abandoned carbs continue to live healthily? Could this be sufficient evidence that carbs are really not _essential_? Just some morning musing.
