Problem solved!
Posted on 11/01/2010 12:15:18 PM PDT by the scotsman
Fibre's bad for you. Fat's healthy. And five-a-day is a gimmick to make fruit and veg firms rich. Or so claims a remarkable new book
'We think we know what to eat: less red meat and more fibre, less saturated fat and more fruit and veg, right? Wrong, according to a controversial new book by obesity researcher and nutritionist Zoe Harcombe.
In The Obesity Epidemic: What Caused It? How Can We Stop It? Harcombe charts her meticulous journey of research into studies that underpin dietary advice — and her myth-busting conclusions are startling.'
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
I am a registered dietitan who lives on Atkins. It is not a diet, it is my way of life. My labs are all WNL, as is my blood pressure and weight. I eat butter, red meat, full fat cheeses, whipping cream and eggs as the mainstay of my diet. I also eat a boatload of veggie salads with bacon bits and whole fat dressings. I make a rockin’ low carb cheesecake of all different flavors that could win a blue ribbon. I finally got my mom converted and after 15 years of obesity she dropped 5-7 pounds a week and is now feeling healthy for the first time in a very long time. Most men/women were not made to eat and process white sugar and flour, or more than 50 grams of carb a day! If you don’t believe me I can site the facts to you...but you may not want to get me started. If you are struggling with obesity, and/or health issues, try the “under 50 carbs” way of life for yourself. I promise you will feel better than you have in years! Okay, off my soapbox!
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"If you are trying to control weight, it is so much easier to control what you put into your mouth. Not how much, but what. Then it doesn't matter what you do or don't do by way of exercise."
BS. The connection between exercise and hunger is tenuous at best. Whatever connection exists is healthy. You are going to eat that cake. The question is, will you earn it first. If three hours on a bike causes a craving for carbs, you've earned it. Dig in and be happy.
For many not born to be skinny, exercise as a lifestyle is the only prayer of normal weight. Eating like a rabbit, or even as this author suggests, is not sustainable.
Good food looks good, smells good, tastes good ...
Then I eat it.
After some time passes, I see it again.
It doesn't look good or smell good any more.
Are you saying that's wrong?
If you throw out the onion, pickle and bun.
My main problem is I love specialty breads. BIG NO NO.
It is not a matter of choice for me now. I need to swim for my back. And I REFUSE to put on a Bathing suit. I know Adtkins said to stay away from a scale for the 1st 14 days, but I broke down and bought one Sat.
Now my posts are going to get really nasty, bad mood instigator.
Phat ping.
Oy! Steak and milk! Enough to make this goyishe gal sick to her stomach!
So much of the ideas about what is a healty diet the last 50 years have seemed to center around what is a “heart healty” diet. Given that heart diesease is the #1 killer, that would seem to be a good model to follow.
Still, you have to wonder if there aren’t other ideas we should take into consideration.
One show I saw recently pointed out that a jump in human IQ was associated with humans (1) starting to eat meat, and (2) cooking food. Apparently there is a trade-off between the resources your body uses to process food, and the resources your body allots to your braind. Or as they put it “big gut and small brain vs small gut and big brain.”
Meat contains a lot of energy in a small package. Cooked food is easier to digest. So both allow the “small gut and big brain” model to work.
The pointed out that even though cooking destroys some vitamins, because the cooked food is easier to digest you actually abosorb more from the cooked food than the raw food (including vegatables and grains). What they said actually contradicts the current trend that raw, natual foods are better for you.
So now I’m totally confused about what to eat.
I am having a Red Stipe now for lunch/pre-supper.
The reason it works is simple.
You (and everyone else) need protein. Your body replaces billions of cells every day. Your connective tissues are constantly breaking down and being replaced. All of the hormones and enzymes in the body are made from proteins.
If you cut way back on proteins and concentrate on carbs, it will have two effects: You will go on an insulin rollercoaster, and no matter what, you will ALWAYS be hungry. You will be hungry for proteins, but you will eat more carbs, which won’t satisfy your protein hunger.
Eat it all in moderation including cream puffs. Grandma did for 99 years.
Problem solved!
I would have to agree with you on this. My mother-in-law just died at age 87. She was extremely obese most of her adult life - she did pay the price for that and got diabetes but she was a happy and joyful soul.
Another point. I grew up eating the basic American diet - you know every night at dinner: meat, a vegetable and a starch (potato or rice).
The basic change I see from my childhood diet to today is that as kids:
1. We did not drink soda pop (koolaid, lemonade or ice tea was a treat but NO pop!)
2. We did not eat processed foods for the most part. All cooking was from scratch - TV dinners were a rare exception.
3. We really didn’t snack that much now that I think about it. I would eat a snack after school but that was about it.
4. We rarely ATE OUT.
I think eating out is a major reason for obesity - portions, sodium and fat are all issues.
I recently went on a diet based on the glycemic load theory. I try to stay around 60 points, and NEVER go over 100.
I can't believe I'm steadily losing a pound a week by cutting back to only small amounts of carbs, yet still able to have cheese, meat, eggs, butter, fresh fruit, and all those other yummy things.... including dark chocolate!
My only 'splurge' now is an occasional Coca Cola - and that's only if I've kept my accumulative daily points down to 'afford' it.
Cut out the bun.
Science. Not conscience!
Also available in a triple. At your local Wendy's.
too many carbs.
This is just Atkins or Protein Power advice that has been around at least twenty years. But there is much evidence that it is the best dietary advice.
I nominate this for the most inept headline of the year.
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