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\n Carb blocker pills when taken are supposed inhibit the \nrelease of a digestive enzyme called alpha amylase that breaks down starchy \ncarbohydrates such as white rice, pasta, noodles, cakes etc. This then prevent \ncarbohydrates or starch from converting into glucose and then becoming body \nfat if not quickly used up quickly as an energy source.

The blocked and \nunabsorbed carbs are then passed through the intestinal tracts and \nsubsequently excreted along with your bowels.\n.

\nRecent TV news showed that various food brands are offering low carbohydrate foods due to public demand. That just shows\n
how poorly informed the public can be.\n
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Carbohydrates and oils are the means that plants store energy. Few plant fats are saturated.\n
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Fats are also compounds of Carbon, Hydrogen, and Oxygen, but in more complex structures than carbohydrates. The more\n
structural bonds, the less liquid is the fat at room temperature.\nSuch liquid fats are called oils. Hydrogenating oils creates more\nhydrogen bonds to make liquids into soft or hard fats. \n

These trans-fats\nare bad\nfor cardiovascular health. The "essential fatty acids" are the\nones that the human body cannot create from other foods, such as\nproteins.\n
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Proteins have many structures, but are mostly composed of Carbon,\nHydrogen, Oxygen plus Nitrogen. The essential amino acids are those\nproteins which the human body cannot create from other foods.\n
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Of course, foods also contain essential vitamins and minerals. Supplements of these can be beneficial, if not overdone.\n
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High / Low Carbohydrate / Protein diets really miss the target.\nOnce minimal needs of each food type are met, the real issue is high or\nlow calories compared to those used. If you eat more than your exercise\ncan burn, you gain weight, and vice versa.\n
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Carbohydrates as sugars are fine as nature provides them, but not\nas refined and concentrated By humans. Like any source of calories,\nexcess consumption leads to body fat. The details will vary, but a five\npound bag of fresh fruit contains fewer calories than a typical candy\nbar.\n
\nSupposed high protein diets are often filled with hidden fats. For example, consider ground beef.\n
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In contrast, protein from plants, such as grains and legumes, has\nmuch less fat than ground beef and none of it is saturated. Tempeh, an\nAsian food made from whole soy\nbeans with careful fermentation, has more protein than an equal\namount (volume or weight) of ground beef, and also contains all the\nessential amino acids.\n
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