Stay In Shape By Eating Small Healthy Meals
Eating small, frequent meals is the best way to nourish our bodies and keep our health in check. Let me explain why this is the case. Following a meal, our bodies convert the carbohydrates in our food into glucose, a type of blood sugar produced by the liver. The amount of glucose in our blood determines whether we are satisfied or hungry, as well as how active or exhausted we are. It also has an impact on when our bodies store fat and when they burn fat for energy, among other things. The pancreas is an organ that produces insulin, which handles transporting blood sugar to different parts of our body. When we eat bad processed foods, the food is almost immediately converted into sugar. Because there is so much sugar in our system, our pancreas receives an immediate signal to produce more insulin. Once our bodies absorb the burst of energy from sugar, it feels the sugar and begins to store it as fat in our fat cells. W associate eating ready-made, fast foods with becoming overwei...