I'm purposefully staying out of this thread but some corrections for you.Zero carb diets are ridiculous. Carbs are important as they are your bodies primary energy source. If you keep your carb intake around the times you are exercising then they will get utilized and not be stored as fat.You need to remember that not all carbs are the same and there are certainly plenty that need to be avoided, also, if your exercise level is zilch you don't need carbs in the same quantities as those who exercise regularly.Avoid Diets.
Especially ones that advocate low carbs and high protein.
Couple of basic facts, Carbs are fuel for Muscle. Stop eating fuel for muscle your body starts eating its own muscle for muscle energy.
Muscle weighs more than Fat, Hence why losing "weight" (not girth/feel) + a diet of low carbs always reachs its goal quickly.
Once you go off that diet, like eating alot of carbs, you will be worse off because you lost the muscle that burns...Carbs. (going to live low carb for the rest of your life? )
Long story short, read this book from a reputable source i read along time ago:
The Diet Dilemma by Rosemary Stanton.
http://www.angusrobertson.com.au/books/the-diet-dilemma---explained-rosemary-stanton/p/9781865082561
Great book with alot of common sense and science. Short to read and lots of info.
Also check out this site:
http://www.eatforhealth.gov.au/
I try and get slow burning carbs most of the time ( brown rice, wholemeal bread, wholewheat pasta). The exception to this would be before training when you want carbs that are going to be easily digested and quickly absorbed into the bloodstream. This is the ideal time to have some sugars( Fruits,honey, yoghurt, white rice, bread, sports drinks,). You could even have a jam sandwich with banana and peanut butter and it wouldn't really matter all that much because you will be burning those carbs while training.
Keep carbs around times of most physical activity.
Brown rice and wholemeal bread are not slow burning carbs and white pasta actually is.
Fruit, honey and yoghurt are slow burning and not digested quickly at all. Bread it depends on type. Sports drinks are not until after exercise and only needed if exercising for greater than 60mins. :)
Interesting info. So a banana for instance would take longer to absorb than a small serve of pasta or maybe a sandwich? Just curious.