The Fats You Don’t Need to Fear, and the Carbs That You Do
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The Fats You Don’t Need to Fear, and the Carbs That You Do
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#2How about we stop "fearing" certain foods and just eat a reasonably varied diet that is calorie restricted? Or if you want to simply lose weight, just calorie restricted.
Or do I have to bring up the people who have lived on nothing but twinkies or McD for a month and stil lost weight?
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#3How about we stop "fearing" certain foods and just eat a reasonably varied diet that is calorie restricted? Or if you want to simply lose weight, just calorie restricted. Or do I have to bring up the people who have lived on nothing but twinkies or McD for a month and stil lost weight?
That is poor advice and doesn't work for most people.
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#4How about we stop "fearing" certain foods and just eat a reasonably varied diet that is calorie restricted? Or if you want to simply lose weight, just calorie restricted. Or do I have to bring up the people who have lived on nothing but twinkies or McD for a month and stil lost weight?
That is poor advice and doesn't work for most people.
Yes. My issue is not losing weight - that's easy, I'll just not eat anything for a week. (I've lost weight before, usually when being violently sick.)
My issue is keeping the weight down. I've been in Dublin for three months and lost about 10 kgs (nasty commute, stressful job and so on). I've been back for two weeks and gained back two kgs. Wife's a great cook :)
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#5How about we stop "fearing" certain foods and just eat a reasonably varied diet that is calorie restricted? Or if you want to simply lose weight, just calorie restricted. Or do I have to bring up the people who have lived on nothing but twinkies or McD for a month and stil lost weight?
How about eating a diet where you don't have to count calories to get to or maintain a healthy weight? Fat is very satiating.
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#6How about we stop "fearing" certain foods and just eat a reasonably varied diet that is calorie restricted? Or if you want to simply lose weight, just calorie restricted. Or do I have to bring up the people who have lived on nothing but twinkies or McD for a month and stil lost weight?
>>"eat a reasonably varied diet that is calorie restricted?"
Define "reasonably" and "restricted". Otherwise, you might as well say "If everyone just did the right thing, everything would be as it should!" which has no actionable component.
>>"people who have lived on nothing but twinkies or McD for a month and stil lost weight?"
....but suffered dozens of other health problems that'll lead to an early grave.
"Super size me" -- http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0390521/
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#7How about we stop "fearing" certain foods and just eat a reasonably varied diet that is calorie restricted? Or if you want to simply lose weight, just calorie restricted. Or do I have to bring up the people who have lived on nothing but twinkies or McD for a month and stil lost weight?
Nutrition isn't just about calories. They're important, but if all we needed were calories, we'd just measure out 2000 kcal of sugar each day.
Fats, proteins, etc. are all important. Within eating a reasonable number of calories, make sure that the portion of calories from each source is appropriate. If you focus solely on calories, you will lose weight but you will also lose other aspects of your health.
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#8How about we stop "fearing" certain foods and just eat a reasonably varied diet that is calorie restricted? Or if you want to simply lose weight, just calorie restricted. Or do I have to bring up the people who have lived on nothing but twinkies or McD for a month and stil lost weight?
That is poor advice and doesn't work for most people.
I have a feeling that if most people are exposed to a varied enough diet for a long enough time, they'll start eating more healthily. Your stomach has a complicated neural system of its own which seems to be entirely for learning and recognizing what food contains what nutrients, so that you can get everything your body needs.
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#9How about we stop "fearing" certain foods and just eat a reasonably varied diet that is calorie restricted? Or if you want to simply lose weight, just calorie restricted. Or do I have to bring up the people who have lived on nothing but twinkies or McD for a month and stil lost weight?
Fear is American. Watch Good Morning America just once and you'll understand what I mean.
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#10It sill blows my mind how little we know about our body. We are aiming to sent someone to Mars, but we can't figure out what to eat.
It seems the best default is to try to simulate what we've been eating for a past 50000 years and modify accordingly.
When I first tried slow carb diet I lost 5kg in 3 weeks and my general well being improved. I tried it again, but the effect wasn't that strong.