电影信息介绍
片名
碳水化合物的真相（第 1 集）
类型
纪录片
地区
英国
年份
2018
当前集
第 1 集
更新
2023-04-29 11:52
剧情简介
Asanation,weloveeatingcarbs,andtheyarerightattheheartofourdiet.Theproblemisthatwith63percentofUKadultsnowconsideredoverweightorobese,manyexpertsthinkthatweareeatingfartoomanywrongsortsofcarbohydrate.XandvanTullekenisamedicaldoctorandself-professedloverofcarbs,tothepointwhereheusedtoweigh19stone.Heiskeentodiscoverwhethertheyreallyareakillerasclaimedbymany,responsibleforrecordlevelsofobesityandtype2diabetes.Thefilminvestigatescutting-edgeresearchintothepossiblelinkbetweencarbconsumptionandinfertilityinbothwomenandmen,andlooksintowhethergeneticchangesaretakingplaceaswepassoureatinghabitsontoourchildren.Xandandateamofvolunteersplaybloodsugarbingoastheyattempttoguesshowmuchsugaraselectionofcommonfoodseachreleasesintothebloodstream.Xanddiscoversthatlookscanbedeceiving-abakedpotatoistheequivalentofastaggering19sugarlumps,whereasalargebowlofstrawberriesisonlyfour.Thereisalsoasimpletestthatanyonecandoathometodeterminehowwelltheytoleratestarchycarbslikerice,pastaandbread.Simplychewasmall,unsaltedcrackerandtimehowlongittakestochangetasteinthemouth.Thefilmthensetsouttoexaminewhetheritisstillpossibletoeatcarbs,butinawaythatismuchhealthierforus.Thereisalittle-knowntypeofcarbohydratecalledresistantstarch;likefibre,ithelpskeepbowelcanceratbay.Butamedicalexamrevealsthat,likemostpeopleintheUK,Xanddoesnteatenoughofthiscarb.Sohowshouldhegoabouteatingmorecarbslikefibreandresistantstarcbbb?Theprogrammeturnsthemythaboutbreadonitshead,discoveringbakesthataregoodforus.Thereisevenawayofmakingwhitebreadhealthierbystickingitinthefreezerbeforetoastingit-thisprocessturnssomeofthesugarystarchintoresistantstarch.Scientistshavediscoveredthatotherstarchycarbslikepasta,riceandpotatoescanbechangedinaverysimplewaytomakethembetterforus,bycookingandcooling-theybecomelesscalorificandvitalfoodforourgutbacteria.ThereisasurpriseinstoreforXandwhenheheadstothegymwithhisfavouritecarb-filledsportsdrink.Hediscoversthatforexerciselastinglessthananhour,thereisaveryneattrickthatfoolsthebrainintothinkingthatitisgoingtogetcarbs,whichimprovesperformance.Allhehastodoisswillthedrinkandspititout.Butperhapsmostimportantly,theprogrammeteamsupwithaMerseysideGPtotrialahealthy-eatingplan.Originallydevisedtohelpdiabeticandobesepatients,thisplandoesntcountcaloriesbutasksparticipantstobesmartwiththeircarbs-swappingsugarycarbsformorefibre.TheresultsafterjusttwoweekscomeasasurprisetoXandandthetrialdoctors.
