Hello,
After reading your “To be a Beast article”, my calculated macros and after tracking for a few weeks realized that i struggle to hit my carb intake more than anything else. How would this affect my gainzzz? Additionally, I feel like I can hit the carb intake if I consumed more fast digesting carbs. Is there a level of sugar intake that I should watch out for and what would be some negative side effects of not staying under this sugar intake level.
Thanks!
Probably won’t affect your gainzZz at all unless you’re eating a very low carbohydrate diet. I would limit sugar to <10% of total daily calories.
Is sugar from fruit and vegetables a concern here? Five servings of blueberries and five servings of broccoli is already enough to hit 10% of calories from sugar on a 2300 calorie diet.
For sugar intake–does this include all forms such as sugars in fruits/veges or only added sugars?
I’m talking about added sugars in refined foods here. All non-fibrous carbohydrates turn into sugars, but I’m only talking about added sugars.
Got it; thanks for the clarification.
I wouldn’t worry about sugar levels from fruits and vegetables, no.