Carbohydrate, fat and protein are the main nutrients needed by the body for energy, tissue repair and to replace damaged cells. The primary function of carbohydrates or sugar is to provide energy to cells in the body. Body requires energy to perform the functions such as breathing, physical activity, absorption.
Energy content of food is measured in terms of calories. 1 gm of carbohydrate provides 4 calories, 1 gm fats 9 calories and 1 gm protein 4 calories. However body does not utilize protein for energy, because main function of protein is formation of cells and tissues. So, energy is mainly derived from carbohydrate and fat.
Obesity or overweight is a condition in which excess fat gets accumulated in the body. When you take more calories from food than needed, those extra calories are deposited in the body as fat. Obesity also increases the risk for other diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, and stroke.
Whatever food material we consume, most of it is absorbed in intestine. But before absorption, food goes through a process called digestion. Digestion is required to break down complex food particles into smaller particles and simple forms for absorption.
Food contains various forms of carbohydrates such as starch, monosaccharides, oligosaccharides, and polysaccharides. However, body cannot absorb the complex form of carbohydrates. Digestion of carbohydrate breaks down all forms of carbohydrate to simple sugar, which is absorbed in intestine. Carbohydrate digestion takes place with the help of an enzyme called alpha amylase, secreted in saliva and intestine.
After absorption, this sugar or carbohydrate is utilized for energy, which is burned off through exercise or stored as fat. The extra fat deposited in body leads to obesity and other health problems associated with obesity. So, in case of inactivity or in overweight person, by reducing the absorption of carbohydrate, the extra supply of energy and extra deposition fat can be avoided. This state of negative energy balance leads to weight loss.
A natural ingredient extracted from white kidney beans can neutralize the digestive enzyme alpha amylase before it can convert starch and complex carbohydrates into simple sugar or glucose. Neutralization of amylase reduces the absorption of carbohydrate and helps an overweight or obese person to achieve a state of negative energy balance and weight loss. As extra carbohydrate in body is deposited as fat, so by reducing carbohydrate absorption, the carbohydrate blocker also reduces fat in the body.
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