Posted by Larry Hoover on October 13, 2003, at 16:30:15
In reply to Re: Carbohydrates and weight Larry Hoover , posted by Zarah78 on October 13, 2003, at 14:50:20
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> > Calorie restriction does lead to weight loss, whether or not it is fat-restricted as well. However, on isocaloric diets (same total calories), high-fat dieters lose more weight than low-fat dieters. There is a general belief that a calorie is a calorie is a calorie, but it doesn't look like it's true, after all.
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> > Here's a link to another thread, and if you stay with it, I post a number of links throughout that get into the details quite thoroughly:
> > http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/subs/20030903/msgs/257786.html
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> > Quite frankly, the emperor (low-fat diet) has no clothes.
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> > Another thing is to make sure you get enough omega-3 fatty acids. Metabolic syndrome, Syndrome X, insulin resistance, whatever you want to call it, can be blocked by restoring omega-3 fatty acids to the starving body.
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> ** The link you listed in the aforementioned thread appears to be non-functional. Do you have another link?The Gary Taubes article(s)?
Try this one:
http://nasw.org/mem-maint/awards/The%20soft%20science.pdfOr this one:
http://www.diabetes-normalsugars.com/articles/fatlie.shtmlThis one has a number of links (embedded and at the bottom of the page), and gives both sides of the "debate":
http://web.mit.edu/knight-science/fellows/inside_the_story/inside_taubes.html> I've been trying to find a working diet plan to go along with my exercise plan and just seem to end up sitting at the same maxed-out 'healthy bmi' (@155#) for the past 3 months. I feel like I'm carb (comfort food) addicted and have trouble with hypoglycemia that make it difficult to find the right combination of foods to control everything at once without wanting to toss my scale out the window after a week.
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> What would you suggest I watch out for and what to substitute? Any help (Larry, or anyone else with an idea) would be appreciated! :)
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> Thanks muchly!
> -ZHigh-protein diets tend to also be higher in fat, and they seem to satisfy hunger and cravings without leading to increased calorie consumption.
I won't re-invent the wheel, as Taubes has done an admirable job of covering the issues. In my opinion, his arguments are very well crafted.
Atkins was demonized by the established medical community for many years, but if he was alive today, he'd be getting the last laugh.
Lar
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