Maltodextrin
Just another cheap product that should be avoided at all cost, especially if you have indigenous ancestry!
The Risks of Maltodextrin
Maltodextrin is an artificial sugar that has a mild, sweet taste. Maltodextrin is also known as a polysaccharide and manufacturers create this artificial sugar by applying acids or other enzymes to cornstarch.
Maltodextrin is a chain of repeating glucose molecules connected together.
You can use this artificial sugar as an additive and a sugar substitute.
Maltodextrin also has some purported risks associated with its use.
Alleged Health Risks
The consumption of Maltodextrin has similar side effects and health risks as most food additives.
These side effects include allergic reactions, unexplained weight gain, bloating and flatulence.
Specific allergic reactions associated with the use of Maltodextrin include rash, asthma, itching and difficulty breathing.
If you experience any allergic reaction or other side effect after consuming Maltodextrin, you should discontinue use and consult with a medical professional.
http://www.livestrong.com/article/502241-the-risks-of-maltodextrin/
The Bad:
Outside of the aforementioned time-frames, Maltodextrin is just as bad, sometimes worse, as having sugar.
Easily absorbed carbs like Maltodextrin and sugar get into your bloodstream fast.
If there is nothing for all that blood sugar to do
(i.e. repair muscle-tissue, give energy),
it will get stored as fat.
Contrast that with real complex carbs from whole grains, which are broken down and absorbed slowly, and Maltodextrin looks more and more like sugar.
The Ugly:
the ugly truth is that Maltodextrin is hard to avoid.
Even dieting companies overload their shakes and bars with the stuff because it’s cheap, they don’t have to label it as sugar, and it’s fatty texture can replace real fats
(both good and bad).
The moral of the story here is to stick to whole foods or whole-food derived products, like Shakeology.
Check your labels, and if it has Maltodextrin in the ingredients list, it better be a post-workout supplement.
http://fitnessfortravel.com/is-maltodextrin-bad-for-you/
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