Re: polysaccharides from vegetables and meat

[Guest guest]

I don't understand :(Hey Karianne! I totally agree with you, it's definitely very complicated. I would try not to worry about it for now, and just focus on the fact that SCD is a healthy diet rich in nutritious, natural, unprocessed foods, and it works =) I think in some cases the context of the carbohydrate is just as important as the type. A starch found in a carrot is definitely going to be better for you and easier to digest than a starch in a piece of pasta. Cheers!Alyssa 16 yo UC April 2008, dx Sept 2008SCD June 2009 (restarted)Prednisone 7.5 mg

[Guest guest]

Karianne

It

can be confusing!

On

SCD we are focused more on the structure of the carbohydrates we consume.

Cellulose is found in most of the vegetables and fruits we can eat; that’s

why cooking helps as it denatures the cellulose structure somewhat, making it

easier to digest. And starch is just another word for carbohydrate.

What is important is the structure of that carbohydrate. Most of the

foods we eat on SCD are monosaccharide. We avoid the complex

carbohydrates, the polysaccharides (with a few exceptions, but we won’t

go there right now…)

So

when we are researching a vegetable or fruit or other food, we have to check on

the structure of the carbohydrate. In general, foods that are labeled

starchy tend to be polysaccharide in structure, but not always….

Glycogen

is a good thing, We want glycogen to be stored in our body to supply

energy. It does get complicated when you start looking at metabolism

[grin].

And then to further complicate things, some of us find we

still can’t easily digest all of the foods permitted on SCD, even though

they might be a simple carbohydrate (monosaccharide). And/or we have

metabolism issues that prevent utilization of the nutrients we are consuming.

So, very complicated…

Kim M.

SCD 6 years

Sphincter of Oddi dysfunction 6+ years

neurological & spinal deterioration 3+ years

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Now I

am confused (again, lol..)

I didn't think that vegetable did contains polysaccharides but I read at

wikipedia some vegetables like peas and cabbage does. Because it contain

cellulose and starch.

And the same with glycogen from meat. Do I digest that??

I don't understand

Karianne

19 year old with asd

scd 1 year

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