The relationship between carbohydrate intake and obesity – a review

What Is Obesity?

Obesity is a medical condition caused by an inadequate diet, in which the food consumed increases the amount of adipose tissue accumulated in the body to levels that are harmful to health. According to doctors, a person with a BMI of more than 30 kilograms per square meter of her is considered obese. This often occurs when the amount of food consumed exceeds the amount of physical activity. A person is considered obese if their body fat content is at least 20% higher than what is considered normal, as measured by a healthy weight-to-height ratio (Agha 2017).

There are many different types of naturally occurring organic molecules that fall under the broad category of carbohydrates. Carbohydrates make up a large portion of our food, some in very small amounts, but most in large proportions. Sugar, starch, and cellulose are examples of common carbohydrates. When you eat carbohydrates, your body stores energy quickly. The majority of the world’s population depends on carbohydrates as their primary source of energy. I would like to talk about a study that looked at the association between obesity and different types of carbohydrate intake. The current obesity epidemic has led to much debate about the role of dietary carbohydrates in weight loss. It is clear that a balanced carbohydrate diet is important, and research will explain how it can have a profound effect on weight gain and obesity (Sartorius, et al., 2018).

The researchers concluded, “This review identified 22 papers that met the inclusion and exclusion criteria and quantified the association between carbohydrate intake and obesity.” found a slight increase in high carb vs. low carb). Weight gain was found to decrease only slightly in the second pooled shift (increase in total daily carbohydrate intake). However, none of these combined stratum estimates were statistically significant. In other words, the study could not conclude that a high-carbohydrate diet causes obesity. Excessive intake of calories from any source, including fat, carbohydrates, and protein, is guaranteed to lead to weight gain and obesity (Sartorius, et al., 2016).

In general, obesity is a long-term medical problem that requires long-term medical management to reduce associated morbidity and mortality. According to Sartorius (2018), the quality of carbohydrates ingested, not the amount of carbohydrates a person eats, influences whether a person is overweight. For this reason, people at risk of overeating should avoid white bread, spaghetti, processed foods, pastries, and sweets in general. This is because the item in question has a higher glycemic index, causing blood sugar levels to rise faster. Excess blood sugar is stored as fat when not used by the human body. Refined carbs and high sugars not only cause obesity, they also contribute to diabetes and heart disease.

Carbohydrates And Energy

Non-normative dietary data are used in a variety of settings, making it difficult to compare results from different studies. Notably, the various carbohydrate groups were not quantified in the included studies. High carbohydrate diets have not yet been proven to be particularly unhealthy. Studies have shown that eating lots of carbohydrates does not increase the risk of becoming obese. Scientists attribute the success of this diet to the elimination of refined carbohydrates such as sugar and a greater emphasis on healthy carbohydrates, which are high in fiber, protein and fat (Vijayamar, Narayanasamy, Vellingir , 2018).

As the global urban population grows, excess calorie consumption associated with increased levels of sedentary work is increasingly contributing to obesity. Foods produced by modern agriculture tend to be superseded by traditional dishes because they are cheaper and more energy-rich. The interplay of genetic, environmental and psychological variables ultimately contributes to body weight determination by physiological regulators of energy imbalance. Yet carbohydrate intake has been associated with a variety of health problems over the years, including type 2 diabetes. Although carbohydrates make up a large part of the diet in most countries, there is no evidence that carbohydrates are the main cause of obesity worldwide (Merchant et. al., 2009).

Therefore, this study is being conducted to identify the root cause of obesity and whether high carbohydrates are the main cause. When evaluating studies in this analysis, we cannot conclude that a high carbohydrate diet or an increased proportion of carbohydrates in total energy intake increases the risk of obesity. The non-standard classification of food consumption in the study and characteristics such as total calorie intake, activity level, age and gender created significant limitations in the study. Further research in this area is needed to investigate diets containing high-fat, unprocessed carbohydrates and sugars.

Carbohydrates are an energy-producing macronutrient that can cause excessive calorie consumption and lead to weight gain. Changes in the total amount of carbohydrates consumed do not appear to have a significant effect on total human energy expenditure. For this study, researchers are investigating the association between high carbohydrate intake and the risk of obesity.

• To evaluate the daily food intake of the people suffering with obesity and to assess the role of high carbohydrate food in it.
• To assess carbohydrate intake and its significance in overweight individuals and obesity patients.
• To recommend a healthy idea and importance of low-carbohydrate food.

Information is compiled from a variety of primary and secondary sources. Researchers say data will be collected through both qualitative and quantitative studies. When working with both databases, researchers should consider sampling, appropriate sample size, use of good equipment and protocols, and qualitative requirements such as validity, comparability, generalizability, and accuracy of results and findings. We follow strict methods that include: For this study, the researchers combined two of her databases. The first was compiled from a literature review and the second was collected from surveys of overweight or obese people to analyze their daily life and dietary intake. The main goal is to connect databases and provide new insights into datasets while performing analyzes that meet this goal (Dawadi et. al.、2021)。

Research On The Link Between Carbohydrate Intake And Obesity

Examples of how mixed-method researchers perform synthesis include comparing and contrasting responses, describing results from previous phases, and conducting exploratory studies before taking measurements and assessments. can be mentioned. Researchers conduct their research within the framework of broader biological assumptions, ideas, or perspectives that they incorporate into their research, and theories that inform what they expect from their research. or incorporating conceptual models into study designs (Halcomb and Hickman, 2015).

An initial self-report questionnaire is used to collect information about the participant’s eating habits, physical and physiological markers. A total of 50 people will participate in the survey. Questionnaires included patient behavior, communication, dietary habits, lifestyle, medication, physical activity, vaccination, and diagnostic testing. From questionnaires, we collected data on what, how much and how many servings people ate each day. Multiplying the amount of food consumed by the number of portions consumed each day calculates the daily calorie consumption (grams, kcal/day) for each food included in the normal food intake. Data from a number of studies such as Google Scholar and CDCP were collated for desk research and qualitative research. During this process, relevant papers were selected for further investigation and the rest were left for future research.

When writing research reports, it is important to consider ethical issues to maximize the effectiveness of your research. The researchers used a secondary data collection method for this study, to obtain company annual reports, to properly cite the documents used, and to ensure that no ethical violations were made. Make sure the data you provided is properly documented. In addition, primary research and surveys follow proper ethical procedures, and consent forms are signed by participants to obtain ethical consent and avoid violations (Connelly, 2014).

References

Agha, M. and Agha, R., 2017. The rising prevalence of obesity: part A: impact on public health. International journal of surgery. Oncology, 2(7), p.e17.

Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention. ”Overweight & Obesity”. 2020. https://www.cdc.gov/obesity/#x2013;%20Overweight%20and%20Obesity%3C/a%3E %20

Connelly, L.M., 2014. Ethical considerations in research studies. Medsurg Nursing, 23(1), pp.54-56.

Dawadi, S., Shrestha, S. and Giri, R.A., 2021. Mixed-methods research: A discussion on its types, challenges, and criticisms. Online Submission, 2(2), pp.25-36.

Halcomb, E.J. and Hickman, L., 2015. Mixed methods research.

Merchant, A.T., Vatanparast, H., Barlas, S., Dehghan, M., Shah, S.M.A., De Koning, L. and Steck, S.E., 2009. Carbohydrate intake and overweight and obesity among healthy adults. Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 109(7), pp.1165-1172.

Sartorius, B., Sartorius, K., Aldous, C., Madiba, T.E., Stefan, C. and Noakes, T., 2016. Carbohydrate intake, obesity, metabolic syndrome and cancer risk? A two-part systematic review and meta-analysis protocol to estimate attributability. BMJ open, 6(1), p.e009301.

Sartorius, K., Sartorius, B., Madiba, T.E. and Stefan, C., 2018. Does high-carbohydrate intake lead to increased risk of obesity? A systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ open, 8(2), p.e018449.

Vijayakumar, P., Narayanasamy, A. and Vellingiri, B., 2018. Excessive carbohydrate consumption and body mass index: the risk factors for type 2 diabetes mellitus in patients with Prader-Willi syndrome in Tamil Nadu population. The Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology, 79(1), pp.1-10.