Eating Fat and Carbs at the Same Time?

RichardD83

Is it true if you eat fat without carbs your body won't absorb the fat?

queenliz99

No way!

cityruss

No.

coopergc

No, not true. Fat slows gastric emptying so when you combine fat with carbs it slows digestion and therefore may help keep you full and satisfied longer.

suzyjane1972

Errrrrrrrrrrrrr. .....no.

rileysowner

No.

Carlos_421

100% false

RichardD83

I thought the Atkins diet worked because you only ate protein (plus the fat) without carbs and so you body didn't get any fat from your diet and so that's how your body used up its fat stores

JShailen

Would be awesome if it were true. Then my 3 egg omelette with cheese and cooked in olive oil wouldn't be nearly 400 calories after all...

Carlos_421

RichardD83 wrote: »

I thought the Atkins diet worked because you only ate protein (plus the fat) without carbs and so you body didn't get any fat from your diet and so that's how your body used up its fat stores

A lot of people think that but that's actually not why Atkins worked (for the people it worked for which was certainly not everyone).
For those it worked for, it worked because the food choices available led them to consume fewer calories than they burned.

sijomial

RichardD83 wrote: »

I thought the Atkins diet worked because you only ate protein (plus the fat) without carbs and so you body didn't get any fat from your diet and so that's how your body used up its fat stores

Huh? No!

Atkins works the same as any other diet - it creates a calorie deficit and you use your body fat to make up the energy shortfall.

RichardD83

I just watched the video in this link, interesting

http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/healthscience/2013/october/eat-fats-cut-carbs-to-reclaim-your-skinny-self/?mobile=false

Nikion901

RichardD83 wrote: »

I thought the Atkins diet worked because you only ate protein (plus the fat) without carbs and so you body didn't get any fat from your diet and so that's how your body used up its fat stores

This is a mistaken notion.

That said; there have been a lot of eating patterns presented as the way to go to shed pounds, Atkins being just one of a whole bunch. One that was very popular at one time was written by the actress Suzanne Somers ... She advocated focusing on 'correct foods' in 'correct combinations' but ultimately the plan reduced sugar and carb intake. I had a friend who had a modest amount of weight to lose and followed her eating plan ... and did lose the weight and still follows that eating plan ... however, she also increased her activity level way up and has had problems keeping her weight in check if she slacks off on the exercise ...

cerise_noir

RichardD83 wrote: »

I just watched the video in this link, interesting

http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/healthscience/2013/october/eat-fats-cut-carbs-to-reclaim-your-skinny-self/?mobile=false

Carbs don't matter for weight loss. My 80+lb loss proves that.
Actually, I am eating carbs with peanut butter right now!

Low carb is a way of eating and is a way to reduce calories, but it is not necessary for fat loss. There are many here (even who posted in this theead) that have lost weight by including carbs. Eating less calories than your body needs to maintain is the way to lose weight. I mean, if you did low carb and ate more calories than you need to maintain your weight, you'd gain weight.

stevencloser

RichardD83 wrote: »

I just watched the video in this link, interesting

http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/healthscience/2013/october/eat-fats-cut-carbs-to-reclaim-your-skinny-self/?mobile=false

If you exchanged every occasion of the word "carbs" with "calories", the statements in that article would be at least 60% more accurate.

Steph_135

A simple guide to food combining: http://www.marilu.com/wp-content/uploads/downloadables/foodchart.pdf

ReaderGirl3

Eating at the correct calorie deficit for your weight loss goals is what matters for weight loss. Simple as that.