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Carbs against Cardio: More Evidence that Refined Carbohydrates, not Fats, Threaten the Heart
Scientific American Magazine ^
| May 2010
| Melinda Wenner Moyer
Posted on 04/29/2010 3:05:37 AM PDT by Future Useless Eater
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To: Clioman
You know it just goes to show you Jane, if it's not one thing, it's another.
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posted on
04/29/2010 6:26:51 AM PDT
by
McGruff
(So how is that Hopey Changey thingy working out for ya America?)
To: wombtotomb
I cannot speak to research, as I dont do that for a living, but I can speak to personal experience. I had the same experience about 9 years ago. I had blood work done just before I went on Atkins, and again after 3 months. My cholestorol and Tri's have never been high... Total Chol before I started was 172. After 3 months, it was 148. Triglyc dropped from 95 to 50.
I remember, I lost 20 pounds in the first 21 days. :-) That was fun. Overall, I went from 300 pounds to 250.
Nine years later, I've creeped back up to about 260-265, and I don't like it. I have a very hard time STAYING on Atkins... Mostly, it's bread that gets me. :-( I love bread...
I have been pretty good though, about staying on the diet 3-4 weeks at a time, losing 10-15 pounds... I've been in the same 15 pound range now for 9 years.
To: wombtotomb
A lot of people give up on low carb diets early because they feel weak and puny. This is because you lose a lot of water weight in the beginning, and that causes a loss of potassium. I strongly encourage anyone who starts a low carb regimen to supplement with potassium. 99mg is the strongest you can buy over the counter. I used one pill 4 times a day, and it worked great for me. A lot of people on high blood pressure medication would also feel better with extra potassium.
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posted on
04/29/2010 6:38:09 AM PDT
by
csmusaret
(If it sounds like Marx and acts like Stalin, it must be Obama!)
To: wombtotomb
I have that same issue with my mother. She’s just looking for the magic pill that will solve her problems without her having to do any work. Then she complains about the cost of medicines! LOL.
What I try to emphasize with people that low carb diet really doesn’t mean you are sacrificing! Once you get off the refined carbs you realize that there is an abundance of really good, tasty food out there. I rarely eat taters, rice, pasta and I save my carbs for an occasional great dessert.
The other great benefit is weight loss. Because I was on steroids, I had gained LOADS of weight. I have successfully lost 60 lbs and kept it off for over 5 yrs.
To: All
I really gave the Atkins diet a solid try a few years ago, and it worked initially, I dropped 30 pounds or so, but I never quite got over my cravings for bread, potatoes, pasta, and would always fall off the wagon. Plus I kept getting sick all the time on it. I just couldn't stay on it for any length of time. I was at wit's end a few months ago, when the Lord led me to the Let's Do Lunch diet.
Let's Do Lunch Homepage
It is sort of a modified low-carb diet, but allows all sorts of fresh fruits, beans, peas, corn, popcorn - the author discovered that those foods don't seem to be fattening. And they seem to really help with the cravings for starchy foods that always derailed me before. You definitely have to avoid sugar, high fructose corn syrup, wheat, flour, etc.
Making lunch your big meal of the day seems to help as well, hence the diet's name.
I can't believe more people haven't heard about this diet yet - it seems to be working for me. So far, I've lost 25 pounds in less than 2 months. I've still got a long ways to go, but I am very pleased with my progress so far.
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posted on
04/29/2010 7:02:42 AM PDT
by
Horkster
(Drill Baby Drill - Deport Baby Deport)
To: gov_bean_ counter
The best weight loss, control of blood sugar and cholesterol I had was the two years I was on Adkins. It works.
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posted on
04/29/2010 7:16:43 AM PDT
by
RJS1950
(The democrats are the "enemies foreign and domestic" cited in the federal oath)
To: PA Engineer
George McGovern under the Carter administration brought you the food pyramid.Just another pyramid scheme.
By government "consensus" fats were bad and carbs were health.
I just went by what made ME feel good, have higher energy levels, etc--a high protein (red meat!), relatively low carb diet, whole milk, real butter.
One size does not fit all. Eat what makes you feel good, no two people are the same.
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posted on
04/29/2010 7:33:37 AM PDT
by
Smokin' Joe
(How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing.)
To: WackySam
“I hear this a lot. Mostly from the obese and lazy.”
Hey! I resemble that remark!
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posted on
04/29/2010 7:35:56 AM PDT
by
Clioman
(wHAT)
To: Future Useless Eater
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posted on
04/29/2010 7:43:29 AM PDT
by
Uri’el-2012
(Psalm 119:174 I long for Your salvation, YHvH, Your law is my delight.)
To: Clioman
Hey! I resemble that remark!
LOL. I did too at one time, until my doctor and the thought of not being around for my son won me over. I may not have added years to my life by becoming healthy/active but each one I'm here for is much more enjoyable than it was before.
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posted on
04/29/2010 7:44:59 AM PDT
by
WackySam
(To argue with a man who has renounced his reason is like giving medicine to the dead.)
To: Future Useless Eater
I'm so confused about all of this that I just don't know what to do anymore.
I do know this, medical "professionals" fall back on the reduced fat\reduced sodium meme for every ailment.
I went to see the doc recently because of a swollen left ankle. The nurse practitioner told me I was going into the initial stages of heart failure and advised drastic changes in my exercise and diet regimen. This, without EVER asking me what I eat of how often I exercise. (I was actually in to see her because the ankle was slowing down my workouts).
Worse yet, she then refused to refer me to a cardiologist. Thats when the fireworks started. I have my cardio consult next Monday. :0)
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posted on
04/29/2010 8:13:43 AM PDT
by
TankerKC
(I think P. T. Barnum had his time off by about 59 seconds.)
To: Riley
Mmmmm, and nothing tops the meal off quite like a Lucky Strike.
To: Smokin' Joe
Just another pyramid scheme.
groooooaaan. ;-)
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posted on
04/29/2010 11:31:25 AM PDT
by
PA Engineer
(Liberate America from the occupation media.)
To: Pride in the USA
FYI
Although the subjects on the low-carb diet ate the most saturated fat, they ended up with the healthiest ratio of HDL to LDL cholesterol and lost twice as much weight as their low-fat-eating counterparts.
The next time you eat a piece of buttered toast, he says, consider that butter is actually the more healthful component.
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posted on
04/29/2010 11:39:46 AM PDT
by
lonevoice
(If Fox News is the only outlet reporting it, did it really happen?)
To: petercooper
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posted on
04/29/2010 11:52:47 AM PDT
by
Taffini
( Mr. Pippen and Mr. Waffles do not approve and neither do I)
To: Future Useless Eater
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posted on
04/29/2010 11:53:08 AM PDT
by
Taffini
( Mr. Pippen and Mr. Waffles do not approve and neither do I)
To: LS
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posted on
04/29/2010 12:08:31 PM PDT
by
LucyJo
To: LucyJo
Thanks . . . btw, the new cover reflects that my previous book, A Patriot's History of the United States, is a NYTimes #1 bestseller. Just got my new covers this week!
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posted on
04/29/2010 12:38:11 PM PDT
by
LS
("Castles made of sand, fall in the sea . . . eventually." (Hendrix))
To: LS
Great! Enjoyed the last one. Looking forward to this one. : )
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posted on
04/29/2010 12:45:22 PM PDT
by
LucyJo
To: reagan_fanatic
Lovaza (and, at $160 a bottle
When I read that at first I thought you were buying expensive wine....
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posted on
04/29/2010 12:47:54 PM PDT
by
Taffini
( Mr. Pippen and Mr. Waffles do not approve and neither do I)
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