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why they temporarily feel better may actually come A: When you eat carbohydrate-containing foods from the fact that they are avoiding highly processed such as breads, pasta, rice, fruit, vegetables, and other foods, extra sugar, and fat. These benefits may come grains, sugars and starches, your muscles use the sugar at a cost. Detox diets that severely limit protein or that inside of these foods for energy. It stores this ready to require fasting can result in fatigue, muscle aches, and use energy in your muscles in the form of glycogen irritability. Long-term (ready to use carbohydrates). But since fasting can result in vitamin and mineral The specifics every ounce of carbohydrates stored in your muscles carries with it three ounces deficiencies. Colon cleansing, through of detox diets of water, when you eat a high-carbohydrate meal, you will gain weight, but rest assured, enemas and colonics, can cause cramping, can vary ... this weight gain is only water weight and not actually body fat! bloating, nausea and And if you run or exercise on a regular vomiting and even dehydration can be a concern. And basis, often your muscles are low in stored glycogen, if a diet recommends pills, herbs, or supplements, these so this weight gain actually means that you are fueling items are not backed by the FDA and can interact with yourself properly, not that you are gaining fat. different medications and can cause issues on their own. Carbohydrates by themselves are not fattening, but consuming too many calories of ANY kind,
Q: Why do I gain weight when I eat whether they are in the form of carbohydrates, protein, carbohydrates? or fat, is! ❑
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