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Let’s start with a little reminder. What are carbs ? There are different types of carbohydrates in food which are : -The simple sugars (glucose, fructose, galactose) found in fruit, vegetables, dairies and refined sugars (white or brown sugar, honey, agave syrup, maple syrup,... and products made from them) -The complex carbohydrates (starches) found in grains, legumes and tubers (potatoes, sweet potatoes, yam, cassava) -The fibers that are basically indigestible carbs natura

A protein is like a pearl necklace. Each pearl represents an amino acid. Some amino acids can be synthesized by the body but 9 of them can not and therefore must be brought by food, they are called « essential amino acid ». These are: leucine, isoleucine, methionine, threonine, phenylalanine, tryptophan, valine, lysine. In order for the protein synthesis to be optimal, they must contain simultaneously (at the same meal) the 9 essential amino acids. If one of these elements is