Are carbs really important?

bcattoes

Also, research has shown that people on low-fat diets (i.e. diets with plenty of carb) tend to underestimate the amount of calories they consume. After looking at your diary, I would say that lowering your carb intake might be a good idea.

Please provide the research you spaek of

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20010905

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7594141

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7918325

http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/bray-review-of-gcbc.pdf

I didn't see where any of those studies from pubmed indicated that the study participants were hi carb eaters. I didn't read the entire study but study description and results synopsis didn't say anything about it. That one study just said that of twins where one was obese the other wasn't that the obese twin ate more (duh!) The last link is to a book review, not a clinical study.

katschi

Low carb eating is AWESOME!

TK421NotAtPost

Also, research has shown that people on low-fat diets (i.e. diets with plenty of carb) tend to underestimate the amount of calories they consume. After looking at your diary, I would say that lowering your carb intake might be a good idea.

Please provide the research you spaek of

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20010905

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7594141

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7918325

http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/bray-review-of-gcbc.pdf

I didn't see where any of those studies from pubmed indicated that the study participants were hi carb eaters. I didn't read the entire study but study description and results synopsis didn't say anything about it. That one study just said that of twins where one was obese the other wasn't that the obese twin ate more (duh!) The last link is to a book review, not a clinical study.

I might have over reached in assuming some connections that I thought were already apparent (since we are talking about weight loss and weight management). I should have said "obese" or overweight people on standard "non-low carb diets" tend to underestimate energy consumed.

The study of twins is just another indicator that obese people under-report calories.

Didn't mention the words obese or overweight in my original post since I didn't want to assume or label the original poster as obese. Nevertheless, my point is still that some people like to blame starchy carbs for their weight problems, whereas in actually, it may not necessarily be that simple and other forces (such as underreporting of calories consumed) may be at work.

The last link is in fact a book review, but if you actually read it in its entirety, you'll see that it goes over the literature available on the tendency for subjects to underreport calorie intake.

greej

I'm vegetarian, so (complex) carbs are very important to me. : P Yet, I lose weight.

JNick77

Simple answer: carbohydrate consumption is highly dependent on your level of physical activity.

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You have to EARN your carbs.

randomartisrgirl

All I know is that I can eat carbs for hours and never feel satisfied.
But if I have a meal of meat and veg I feel fine and not obsessed with food until the next meal.

This! I could eat a whole bag of potato chips and still crave some Reese's peanut butter cups.

Welllllll potato chips aren't exactly the healthiest choice. I find that eating a baked potato with a little butter and a sprinkle of salt is much more filling.

bcattoes

I've come to notice since joining this site that a lot people restrict carbs a lot.
In my house (I live with my parents) we have tons of stuff that it 'high in carbs' ; bread, pasta, potatoes, spaghetti, ect. And it's extremely hard for me to go about my day without having one of those.

My diary is open, if anyone cares to look. (I suggest looking at past days, since I've only had breakfast today)
I ask, is my carb intake way too high? Is it really important for me to track my carbs? Otherwise, I'd hardly be making my limit trying to find foods that are low-carb, because my parents do all the shopping.

Here is a good article on carbs - http://www.health.harvard.edu/newsweek/Carbohydrates-and-Health.htm