碳水化合物的真相

語言：英語

地區：英國

年份：2018

演員：Xand / van / Tulleken

導演：Russell / England

簡介：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.Sohowshouldhegoabouteatingmorecarbslikefibreandresistantstarch?Theprogrammeturnsthemythaboutbreadonitshead,discoveringbakesthataregoodforus.Thereisevenawayofmakingwhitebreadhealthierbystickingitinthefreezerbeforetoastingit-thisprocessturnssomeofthesugarystarchintoresistantstarch.Scientistshavediscoveredthatotherstarchycarbslikepasta,riceandpotatoescanbechangedinaverysimplewaytomakethembetterforus,bycookingandcooling-theybecomelesscalorificandvitalfoodforourgutbacteria.ThereisasurpriseinstoreforXandwhenheheadstothegymwithhisfavouritecarb-filledsportsdrink.Hediscoversthatforexerciselastinglessthananhour,thereisaveryneattrickthatfoolsthebrainintothinkingthatitisgoingtogetcarbs,whichimprovesperformance.Allhehastodoisswillthedrinkandspititout.Butperhapsmostimportantly,theprogrammeteamsupwithaMerseysideGPtotrialahealthy-eatingplan.Originallydevisedtohelpdiabeticandobesepatients,thisplandoesntcountcaloriesbutasksparticipantstobesmartwiththeircarbs-swappingsugarycarbsformorefibre.TheresultsafterjusttwoweekscomeasasurprisetoXandandthetrialdoctors.