Lose Fat, Not Muscle
What does Edward Cullen and Insulin levels have in common? Nothing really but you would think vampires have an appreciation for the effects of carbohydrates on blood sugar levels! Anyways to look as lean as Robert Pattinson does for the Twilight series, you might want to try Carb Cycling to loose fat but not muscle along the way. So shoveling breads, cereals, and pastas into yourself as if it's a race to the finish, is not the answer. Eating meals or snacks like this which are high in carbohydrates will send your blood glucose level into outer space. To counter for this rapid rise, your pancreas secretes the hormone insulin into the bloodstream which lowers the levels of blood glucose. This insulin level caused by excess carbohydrates will ultimately promote the accumulation of body fat. OOPS and that's what we don't want! In other words, if we eat too many carbohydrates, we're sending a hormonal message to store fat. However, regulating your blood sugar level is...