Low-glycemic may be better than low-fat diet

"They just can't say low carb..."

Yes, Atkins has been right all along. The USDA Food Pyramid has been totally wrong. The latest revision is still wrong. High glycemic index, if you want to call it that, causes Insulin Resistance. Insulin resistance causes obesity, heart problems, liver problems, kidney problems, bone & joint problems and yes, it also causes what doctors call 'diabetes'. Conventional medicine labels disease by symptoms, and proceeds to treat the perceived symptom(s). Using insulin to treat insulin resistance (they call it Type II Diabetes) cures nothing, and the condition gets worse, eventually leading to major organ failure and death.

This is not to say fats are not important - certain fats are bad and others are necessary, though usually missing from our diet. Trans fats, found in processed 'foods' and oils, are deadly. Most of us consume too much of what is known as Omega 6 oils, and too little of what is known as Omega 3's. Fat in homogenized milk is very bad. Cooking with unsaturated fat is bad (cooking temperature oxidizes the unsaturated fat, even mono-unsaturated like olive oil. The best, most healthy fat for cooking is coconut oil (yes, it is saturated - a medium chain, mostly lauric acid, fatty acid that has major health benefits. It even boosts metabolism and therefore helps reduce blood sugar in those who are insulin resistant. Lauric acid metabolizes at the cellular level without requiring l-carnitine, and is not stored.

People with insulin resistance can be cured without insulin or other prescription drugs (doctors, drug companies etc do not want us to know that, of course - no money in it for them when a patient is cured).

Similar protocols successfully treat 'diabetics', those with cardiovascular problems, 'arthritics', those who are obese.

Fred, I understand the concepts of both "diets" and what they are considering a "carb". Many of the "carbs" they are counting in the "low glycemic diet" are actually indigestable and the rest are the "low glycemic" carbs. Either way the result is the same.

The blood sugar response and attendent insulin response is blunted in both Low Carb and the so called "Low Glycemic" diets. The "low Glycemic" diets are the first steps for the medical establishment toward "discovering" what Atkins was saying 30 years ago. It is all in the insulin level and dietary ketosis.

Mark my words - within 4-5 years we will hear from these same twerps that dietary ketosis is good for you. It used to KILL YOU.

make way for the new new new new fad.

I keep healthy by avoiding the labels "diet", "low fat", "low carb" and the like. Just eat healthy normal food and the reaaaaal secret to a long healthy life, a woman who can cook. (for real not that pre processed microwave MSGed manure. Then again a good woman in general is worth her weight in platinum)

No, the new fad is what I have, a stay at home, cook from scratch happily retired house husband :) What is "sacrificed" in income is gained in having meals together, knowing who our children are and having a life outside the office. Less traditional than the model of the 50's, but no less happy or fulfilling.

The recipe to a healthy life isn't a mystery, but it isn't going to sell a billion books either. Make your own meals using "real" products, drink water, drink alcohol in moderation, get proper sleep, take a walk everyday.

Seems as though you have a much better grasp on the chemistry than I ever have. Why - at least for me - is there such a srtong link between consumption of an alcoholic drink and no weight loss? I can abstain and lose weight. If I have just a matter of a couple of Scotch and waters or a Canadian blend with diet sprite or diet coke on the weekends, I stop losing weight.

I really enjoy my toddy on Friday and Saturday night. It's one of the things that makes sustained weight loss a real challenge for me. I can discipline myself to not stick bad food in my mouth, but I consistently give in to socializing and pleasuring myself with the drink.

Why - at least for me - is there such a srtong link between consumption of an alcoholic drink and no weight loss? I can abstain and lose weight. If I have just a matter of a couple of Scotch and waters or a Canadian blend with diet sprite or diet coke on the weekends, I stop losing weight.

Just a guess:
When your serum glucose levels rise (due to the pyruvic acid deficiency), the pancreas kicks in and produces a surge of insulin. That'll stop the fat -> ketones cycle.
If you know you'll be drinking, then the meal before should consist mostly of fats and proteins and almost no carbohydrates.
Alternatively, drinking half-shots to reduce the total volume of alcohol.

Again, that's just my speculation.

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