How to eat carbs like a biohacker without gaining weight

They’re one of the most demonized food groups in America.For decades, carbohydrates have been blamed for everything from expanding waistlines and diabetes to heart disease and digestive problems.But according to Dave Asprey, the founder of the biohacking movement, carbs shouldn’t be public enemy No.1.

In fact, the longevity enthusiast eats plenty of them — with a few rules.“I am 6.5% to 7% body fat, I look better than I ever have, and I do not limit my carbs,” Asprey told The Post.The real problem, he said, is how most people eat them.The anti-carb movement took off in the 1970s after American physician and cardiologist Dr.

Robert Atkins popularized the idea that restricting carbohydrates could push the body into ketosis — a metabolic state in which the body burns fat for fuel instead of glucose, helping to promote weight loss.The philosophy roared back in the 1990s and remained a staple well into the new millennium, with Asprey himself championing a high-fat, low-carb style of eating he dubbed the “Bulletproof diet.” “I wrote the first book about intermittent fasting and cyclical ketosis for performance and weight loss, and it helped to kick off the keto movement,” he said.But these days, Asprey said he “does not advocate a keto diet.”“There’s this gross oversimplification: ‘If you ever eat carbs again, you’re a bad person.Sugar is poison,’” he said.

“Sugar is not poisonous.It’s the primary source of energy in your body.

Excessive sugar is very bad for you — you shouldn’t do that and you shouldn’t get addicted to it — but it’s normal for people to have some.”An unending keto diet, Asprey said, can wreck havoc on your gut, hormones and sleep.In one study, researchers found that the eating style elevated cholesterol levels, increased apolipoprotein B, which can cause plaque buildup in arteries, and decreased Bifidobacteria, carb-loving bacteria that help digest fiber, absorb nutrients and boost immunity.Whil...