It's not always how much you eat-it's WHAT you eat

katzplay62

http://www.startribune.com/opinion/commentary/115227339.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUvDEhiaE3miUsZ

Naomi91

Hmm i do not agree with this article. Bashing carbohydrates.

IMO we need the carbohydrates, its brain food! What they do say: calorie reduction does last for long term. What they fail to mention: Low carb can lead to loss of muscle mass, low blood sugar, and low carb diets fail just as much when an individual starts eating carbs again.

More about the GI taht we need to worry about, which is why we pick healthy carbs :]

jen0619

Yeah I agree with Naomi91 we do need carbohydrates. It is also the types people are putting into their body carbs that have been stripped completely of their nutritional value and are now crap is what people feed themselves. As well as limiting saturated fats has so many health benefits.

Lexie71

As far as weight loss is concerned I am absolutely convinced a calorie is a calorie. Your body sees it as energy and uses what it needs and stores the rest whether you get the calories from steak, potatoes, candy, fruit or vegetables.
HOWEVER as far as NUTRITION is concered.....sometimes your body needs the vegetable, sometimes it needs to protein, etc.... I believe all foods fit and the key is balance, variety, and moderation.

amycal

Quoting from reference:

That causal information -- the reason a person would ever consume more calories than he expended, Taubes says -- is because carbohydrates in the diet cause our bodies to release the hormone insulin, and this insulin causes energy to be deposited as fat that cannot be burned as long as the insulin keeps flowing.

That leaves us hungry, and quixotically, still fat. In other words, fat people are not overfed; rather, they are malnourished.

But it gets worse. Insulin not only leaves us fat and hungry, it leaves us hungry for more of the food causing the problem -- carbohydrates.

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I think the problem here is that he does not define carbohydrate very well - there are very good carbs to eat ie: apples, romaine lettuce, quinoa and bad carbs: white bread, donuts, cake. What you eat does make a big difference in the long run - but calories probably matter most when you are very overweight and need to drop pounds. But for health, and optimal physique, what you eat, not just how much does matter!

Caffeinewitch

It's an interesting take, but a poorly written article.
Overall, it looks like another "it's not your fault you're fat" take.

I think the point of :
"the reason a person would ever consume more calories than he expended, Taubes says -- is because carbohydrates in the diet cause our bodies to release the hormone insulin, and this insulin causes energy to be deposited as fat that cannot be burned as long as the insulin keeps flowing."

is missing the human element. They haven't taken that step beyond the chemistry and explored why some people can eat a baguette and not worry, whereas some people eat a dinner roll and can slide into calorie mayhem.

Really, this feels more like a rehashing and repackaging of the atkins diet than real research findings.