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No other nutrient out there is surrounded by more confusion, hype and contradiction than the all-too-famous carrbohydrate.

Over the last 10 to 20 years, millions have been made off of fad diets, erroneous advice has been given and hard and fast rules that are too difficult to follow have been put into place. Without sensible guidance with regards to carbohydrates, the average fitness beginner has absolutely no clue how to deal with carbohydrates.

In this two-part article, I will attempt to provide a very basic and straightforward framework to help you choose which sources of carbohydrates to include in your belly fat burning diet. This will simply be a broad, overall examination of the topic in order to keep things as easy to understand for you as possible.

To begin... what the hell is a carbohydrate?

Carbohydrate is sugar... plain and simple.

Whether you consume a plate of spaghetti noodles, a bowl of grapes or a chocolate bar, carbohydrates will always eventually be busted down into their simplest form: glucose.

The main function of glucose is to provide fuel for your muscles and brain in order to carry out your daily tasks. Even though all carbohydrates eventually end up the same, when it comes to burning belly fat, how they become the final end product is the most important part.

Glucose is released into your veins to be used as fuel after you eat fruits containing carbohydrates and the carbohydrates are digested and busted down. The main difference amongst different carbohydrate sources is the speed at which the sugars are busted down for use.

Some carbs are busted down and release lickety-split and sharply into your veins while others more gradually raise blood sugar levels.

If you want to lose belly fat and maintain sufficient levels of fuel, you should make keeping your blood sugar levels balanced and consistent your primary goal.

Why?

It all comes down to insulin. Insulin is a hormone that regulates sugar in your veins and allows your body's cells to absorb it.

Simple carbs are busted down lickety-split and therefore require large amounts of insulin to absorb them into the cells. The insulin will remove the sugar from your veins very lickety-split, which will then result in lower than normal blood sugar levels.

Tiredness, fatigue and hunger pains are all products of low blood sugar levels which leads to binge eating.

In addition, high levels of insulin increase the body's rate of belly fat storage. Belly fat cannot be converted to fuel when insulin levels are high because the level of enzymes in your body rise to prevent belly fat mobilization.

To put it simply...

When you consume carbohydrates that raise blood sugar levels lickety-split, you end up in a constant cycle of sharp rises in blood sugar followed by dramatic falls. If your ability to lose belly fat is slowed, your fuel levels are thrown completely for a loop, your appetite grows and your mood swings.

Because of the above-mentioned facts, the ultimate goal of proper carbohydrate consumption is to stick to meals that keep blood sugar levels balanced. This is accomplished by focusing on food sources that are busted down and released gradually into your veins.

By always maintaining steady blood sugar levels, your body will remain in a continual belly fat burning state, your fuel levels will remain peaked and your appetite will be kept under control.

We have now established what the goal of proper carbohydrate consumption is, and in Part Two we will discuss which specific sources can help you achieve that goal.

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