Bread Isn't the Issue

A friend of mine has been told that he needs to lower his bread/potatoes/pasta (carb...) consumption in order to help manage his weight and sugars. While removing carbs from your diet certainly will help with weight management, the issue with the amount of bread we're eating but that the consumption is higher than the body is able to process.

But I DO exercise...

Some will argue that they do exercise. They run errands, mow the lawn or do chores around the house... That should be enough right? Well that depends: Do you have weight related problems? Belly fat, high cholesterol/blood pressure (...)those are the hard data. If your body mass index is too high (fat), then what you're doing isn't enough.

Carbs isn't poisonous...

It's all about balance. If you exercise a lot, then you're burning more carbs and can therefor allow yourself to consume more. If you have a sedentary lifestyle then you need to eat less. Your carb consumption needs to match your lifestyle failure to do so can cause problems at either extremes.