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Is pasta fattening? Question: What do you think about pasta? Do you recommend it? I'm trying to lose weight, and I've heard and read a lot of conflicting advice about pasta. Some people say it's ok, but a friend of mine who is a bodybuilder told me to stay away from it. Is pasta fattening or not? Answer: The answer is both yes and no. There is nothing inherently fattening about pasta. 200 calories of pasta is no more fattening than 200 calories of any other carbohydrate. What IS fattening is too many calories and pasta happens to be very calorie dense. The problem is that you are more likely to eat 800 calories of pasta than 200. All carbohydrates have four calories per gram, but not all carbohydrates have the same number of calories per unit of weight or volume. For example:
8 oz pasta: 840 calories The reason some carbohydrates are more calorie dense is because of the food refining process. Although it is an excellent source of complex carbohydrate, pasta is a refined food. The milling, refining and enriching of the whole grain removes much of the fiber while "concentrating" the calories. Because pasta is very calorie-dense (more calories per ounce) than other carbohydrates, it is very easy to eat too many calories of pasta. The average restaurant sized serving of pasta has about 800 - 1000 calories. So it's not the pasta per se that is fattening, but too many calories of pasta that is fattening. Too much of anything, even 'healthy" low fat foods, will be stored as body fat. When you're trying to lose fat it is better to choose carbohydrates that are less calorie dense. For example, vegetables, due to their high fiber content, have a very low calorie density. Can you imagine over-eating green beans, broccoli, asparagus or lettuce? It would be almost impossible because you'd get tired of chewing before you ate too much. But it's easy to eat too much pasta without realizing it. So do I recommend pasta? Yes, but only in small quantities. A serving of pasta suitable for a fat loss program is so small, however, that some people might prefer to just pass on the skimpy portion and eat something more filling. |
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