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Asanation,weloveeatingcarbs,andtheyarerightattheheartofourdiet.Theproblemisthatwith63percentofUKadultsnowconsideredoverweightorobese,manyexpertsthinkthatweareeatingfartoomanywrongsortsofcarbohydrate. XandvanTullekenisamedicaldoctorandself-professedloverofcarbs,tothepointwhereheusedtoweigh19stone.Heiskeentodiscoverwhethertheyreallyareakillerasclaimedbymany,responsibleforrecordlevelsofobesityandtype2diabetes.Thefilminvestigatescutting-edgeresearchintothepossiblelinkbetweencarbconsumptionandinfertilityinbothwomenandmen,andlooksintowhethergeneticchangesaretakingplaceaswepassoureatinghabitsontoourchildren. Xandandateamofvolunteersplay'bloodsugarbingo'astheyattempttoguesshowmuchsugaraselectionofcommonfoodseachreleasesintothebloodstream.Xanddiscoversthatlookscanbedeceiving-abakedpotatoistheequivalentofastaggering19sugarlumps,whereasalargebowlofstrawberriesisonlyfour.Thereisalsoasimpletestthatanyonecandoathometodeterminehowwelltheytoleratestarchycarbslikerice,pastaandbread.Simplychewasmall,unsaltedcrackerandtimehowlongittakestochangetasteinthemouth. Thefilmthensetsouttoexaminewhetheritisstillpossibletoeatcarbs,butinawaythatismuchhealthierforus.Thereisalittle-knowntypeofcarbohydratecalledresistantstarch;likefibre,ithelpskeepbowelcanceratbay.Butamedicalexamrevealsthat,likemostpeopleintheUK,Xanddoesn'teatenoughofthiscarb.Sohowshouldhegoabouteatingmorecarbslikefibreandresistantstarch? Theprogrammeturnsthemythaboutbreadonitshead,discoveringbakesthataregoodforus.Thereisevenawayofmakingwhitebreadhealthierbystickingitinthefreezerbeforetoastingit-thisprocessturnssomeofthesugarystarchintoresistantstarch.Scientistshavediscoveredthatotherstarchycarbslikepasta,riceandpotatoescanbechangedinaverysimplewaytomakethembetterforus,bycookingandcooling-theybecomelesscalorificandvitalfoodforourgutbacteria. ThereisasurpriseinstoreforXandwhenheheadstothegymwithhisfavouritecarb-filledsportsdrink.Hediscoversthatforexerciselastinglessthananhour,thereisaveryneattrickthatfoolsthebrainintothinkingthatitisgoingtogetcarbs,whichimprovesperformance.Allhehastodoisswillthedrinkandspititout. Butperhapsmostimportantly,theprogrammeteamsupwithaMerseysideGPtotrialahealthy-eatingplan.Originallydevisedtohelpdiabeticandobesepatients,thisplandoesn'tcountcaloriesbutasksparticipantstobesmartwiththeircarbs-swapping'sugary'carbsformorefibre.TheresultsafterjusttwoweekscomeasasurprisetoXandandthetrialdoctors.
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