Our diets tend to be very heavy in carbohydrates and that is a major contributor to the increase in weight and body fat. By filling yourself up with carbohydrates, you also end up consuming lesser amounts of nutrients that you should be getting from other foods such as vegetables and proteins. This does not help your health.
Here is an example to show this. Imagine a day where you eat the following:
Breakfast - oats.
Lunch - rice with dal & veggies.
Dinner - roti with rajma & veggies.
The oats, rice, dal & rajma are are all high in carbs. Yes, the dal & rajma do contain some protein too, but surprisingly, 3-5 times more carbs! We don’t realize it but its likely that many of us are having 4-8 cups of carbs in a day every day!
It’s no surprise then that excessive carbohydrates is one of the main contributors to excessive fat gain. So to reverse this situation, the D9 caps your carbohydrate intake for a day to X cups (check your App for your X). Also, most forms of carbs have very few nutrients, so you won’t miss anything by reducing it!
We compensate by giving our body higher quality food that has more nutrients in the form of more vegetables and protein 😊.
More information on the D9 Help Center
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How much is 1 cup of Carbohydrates in real food terms, which explains how many dosas, idlis or rotis make 1 cup of Carbohydrates!