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Originally Posted by CaptainSlow
1. Maltodextrine and dextrose are simple sugars, correct?
2. If they are, isn't it bad to be having sugars in this diet? Will it not affect the loss of fat?
3. Would 1 gram of maltodextrine/dextrose = 1 gram of carbohydrate?
4. I checked the nutritional information on 3/4 scoop (16.0 g)of Gatorade Lemon Lime and it said there were 15.2 g of carbohydrates with 14.2 of those grams coming from sugar ( http://www.calorie-count.com/calories/item/14131. html). Would you recommend going with the Gatorade or sticking with the pure maltodextrine or dextrose (money is not really an issue here as I don't think powdered Gatorade is that expensive) or are they pretty much the exact same thing (other than the fact the Gatorade powder would have additional ingredients)?
5. I looked at the other offerings and found a product called "Carbo Complex" ( http://www.pvldirect.com/products_carbo_complex.html) that contained 30g of carbohydrates in a 30g scoop and 0 carbohydrates were from sugar. Is this something to purchase or is something fishy going on with the nutritional information since no carbohydrates are coming from sugar?
Thanks again for all the help!
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Carbo Complex is probably just pure maltodextrine. I couldn't find a link to the ingredients on the site. Malto is technically not a sugar, but it might as well be. It's molecularly a complex carbohydrate, which means nothing for our purposes... From a nutritional standpoint, it's virtually the same as a simple sugar.
You're right that it's bad to have sugars on this diet, in general. But, around the workout period, they are important. They prevent catabolism of muscle tissue, provide more energy for a vigorous workout, prevent your body from releasing as much cortisol during and after the workout, and most importantly, they work in tandem with the protein to repair your muscle tissue more quickly. Think of the pre-workout drink as fuel for today's workout and the post-workout drink as an investment in tomorrow's workout.
Also, a weight lifting workout is never about burning fat NOW. It's about burning calories and putting your body into a long term fat burning mode that lasts for hours or days (which burns even more calories during that period). For that, you want the most vigorous workout possible. Drink up.
As to the nutritional aspects of Gatorade. Just look at the carbs, not the sugar. Sugar, glucose, dextrose, maltodextine, etc. are all high GI or fast acting carbs. When you know that's what you're working with, just look at the carbs.
The whole sugar thing is confusing, in general. Look at the label of
milk or
artificially sweetened yogurt or
whole wheat bread. Plenty of sugar listed, even when there's no sugar in the ingredient lists. If apples had nutrition labels, dieters wouldn't eat them. Look at
this. It only doesn't show "sugar" because their is no requirement to label apples with a nutrition label, so they don't have to show the sugar content. But, it would be 15-18g of sugar, trust me. Who would eat that? That's junk food!
