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Posted on May 12, 2011 6:04 PM by Dr. Jo in Nutrition | 0 Comments
Finally, a study that proves women and men are different!
I can hear the guys saying, “See I told you so. I can eat more carbs than you and get away with it, so quit bugging me woman.”
Just joshing you a bit there, but apparently there’s some truth to that statement.
According to a study reported in the Archives of Internal Medicine in 2010 (170:640-647) women turn carbs, especially bread, into fats faster than men. That in turn elevates their serum blood fat (triglyceride levels) and decreases their high-density lipoproteins (HDL) cholesterol levels. HDL cholesterol tends to be the … Read the rest