High-carbohydrate diets lower HDL cholesterol and raise triglycerides,
which greatly increases your risk of heart disease.
Carbohydrates raise insulin, which makes you fat and increases
your risk of type II diabetes.
A high intake of carbohydrates and sweetened beverages is associated
with an increased risk of breast cancer.
Carbohydrates eaten in excess raise levels of plasminogen activator
inhibitor-1, which increases risk of heart attacks and strokes.
Eating too many carbohydrates makes LDL cholesterol smaller
and denser, which in turn raises risk of heart and artery disease.
Eating a lot of starches and sugars raises levels of blood
fats following a meal¾a condition called postprandial lipemia¾which is another risk factor for heart disease.
Eating a lot of starches and sugars can increase the likelihood
of a yeast overgrowth, a toxic bowel, and impaired ability of the liver to remove toxic materials from the body, all of which
increase risk of disease.
Pregnant women who eat diets high in carbohydrates form smaller
placentas. This has ominous implications. The formation of the placenta dictates how well the mother will be able to transfer
nutrients to the fetus. Further studies are needed to uncover exactly what the long-term effects of diets high in carbohydrates
are on the health of newborns.
A diet high in grains like wheat will contain phytates that
reduce the absorption of valuable nutrients like calcium and zinc. Such a diet will also increase your exposure to highly
allergenic compounds such as gluten, found in wheat, rye, and barley.
Excessive intake of carbohydrates, especially sugar,
will weaken immune function. Too many carbohydrates will also increase the damage that stress can do to the body, a fact widely
appreciated in critical care medicine.
