Macronutrients | Keto-Vegan

Don’t Skip the Fats! Top 5 Vegan Fat Sources to Survive a Keto-Vegan Diet

Elviira — Sat, 17 Nov 2018 10:59:12 +0000

The two most effective health trends are either the vegan movement or the ketogenic diet. While these two diets do not seem to promote each other, it is possible to reap the benefits of what both have to offer. The only way to survive on a keto-vegan diet is consuming enough vegan fat sources to […]

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Pectin and Oligosaccharides – Complex Carbs that You Should Know

Cha Gatchula — Fri, 19 Oct 2018 09:53:41 +0000

While starch is the most abundant complex carb most people eat, we also eat other complex carbs. Just like starch, our body has to break these down into simple sugars so we can use them for energy or store them for later use – either as glycogen or fat. Pectin is the second major complex […]

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What’s a Carb — Really?

Cha Gatchula — Tue, 18 Sep 2018 05:31:06 +0000

A “carb” is short for carbohydrate. If you take a look at the two parts of that word, you’ll get a big hint as to how complex carbs are broken down by the body and how complex carbs are built in the first place! The term “carbo” refers to carbon, one of the most basic […]

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