Debunking Carb Myths: How Much Can You Really Eat?
Debunking Carb Myths: How Much Can You Really Eat?
Summary & Verdict
💡TL;DR: There’s a sprinkle of science but these carb claims are a bit overcooked.
🚦Hmmm 🤨 - 5/10
🔥Hot Take: Can you only "dispose of" 40g carbs per meal? Science doesn't agree! Most of these claims are diet drama—not metabolic gospel.
Claim Breakdown:
🎯 Reality Check: Hmmm 🤨 (5/10)
📝 Why: The body can handle more than 40g carbs per meal—digestion, absorption, and metabolism can stretch way higher for most people (even sitting still). The "40g" is a debated, unsourced figure.
🔗 Source: Hint: JISSN 2018 carb metabolism review
🐟 Biggest Whopper:
Goes to “You can only dispose of around 40 grams of carbohydrates in a meal if you are sedentary.” Your body’s more flexible than that!
🙌 Actually True:
Nice shoutout to the 300g average American carb intake. Data backs this up!