Is bread really that bad

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  • amusedmonkey
    amusedmonkey Posts: 10,330 Member
    wdedoelder wrote: »
    I have been trying Cauliflower rice. It is a decent alternative if you are worried about the calories of rice. I am also trying to make bread so that it has less junk in it than store bought. As to the insulin comment, my daughter is a Type 1 diabetic and has to give insulin for all the carbs that she eats. Her body no longer produces the insulin needed. It makes sense that bread and rice or any carb would raise insulin usage.

    there is a difference though between someone who needs to medicate for insulin and a healthy person who doesn't - which the OP appears to be

    I think she means that increased insulin after carbs is an essential natural function (not a bad thing), to the point where those who don't produce enough of it need to get it from external sources.
  • deannalfisher
    deannalfisher Posts: 5,600 Member
    wdedoelder wrote: »
    I have been trying Cauliflower rice. It is a decent alternative if you are worried about the calories of rice. I am also trying to make bread so that it has less junk in it than store bought. As to the insulin comment, my daughter is a Type 1 diabetic and has to give insulin for all the carbs that she eats. Her body no longer produces the insulin needed. It makes sense that bread and rice or any carb would raise insulin usage.

    there is a difference though between someone who needs to medicate for insulin and a healthy person who doesn't - which the OP appears to be

    I think she means that increased insulin after carbs is an essential natural function (not a bad thing), to the point where those who don't produce enough of it need to get it from external sources.

    got that, but I think it muddies the conversation from what the OP was initially asking
  • Fitnessgirl0913
    Fitnessgirl0913 Posts: 481 Member
    I have what may be somewhat of an ignorant question on the topic but I really want to know. So I do believe that we should not label food as "good" and "bad" but some food groups are correlated to certain diseases (ex: carbs and diabetes). I guess my question is based on what I have been hearing all my life that eating simple carbs can lead to diabetes. I know it is not that simple but I would like to know (if anyone can break if down for me) what it is beyond carbs or fats or whatever that leads to these diseases. I have known perfectly thin looking people who have gotten diabetes because all they eat is pasta and white rice, is that the main factor, that carbs are ALL they eat and not a balanced diet? This person is not overweight at all and does not eat particularly large portions. I am sorry if this is a dumb question but I have learned a lot since joining MFP and want to make sure I absorb all the knowledge I can on here :)
  • Fitnessgirl0913
    Fitnessgirl0913 Posts: 481 Member
    I have what may be somewhat of an ignorant question on the topic but I really want to know. So I do believe that we should not label food as "good" and "bad" but some food groups are correlated to certain diseases (ex: carbs and diabetes). I guess my question is based on what I have been hearing all my life that eating simple carbs can lead to diabetes. I know it is not that simple but I would like to know (if anyone can break if down for me) what it is beyond carbs or fats or whatever that leads to these diseases. I have known perfectly thin looking people who have gotten diabetes because all they eat is pasta and white rice, is that the main factor, that carbs are ALL they eat and not a balanced diet? This person is not overweight at all and does not eat particularly large portions. I am sorry if this is a dumb question but I have learned a lot since joining MFP and want to make sure I absorb all the knowledge I can on here :)

    Carbs don't lead to diabetes, being fat increases the risk, and by default if someone is overweight they are eating more calories than average, which may include more calories from carbs. That's the source of the mix up.

    So it's like this:
    - carbs don't lead to diabetes, but having diabetes makes controlling carbs necessary
    - protein doesn't lead to kidney failure, but having kidney failure makes controlling protein necessary
    - fat doesn't lead to galbladder disease, but having galbladder disease makes controlling fat necessary

    ....and so on.

    Okay that helps a lot! I guess my follow up would (if you can explain) be how a person who is not overweight or obese and never has been would develop diabetes or any other such condition?
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    Insulin and sugar/carbs are in a delicate dance that people don't notice unless they develop some amount of insulin resistance (or failure). Neither are bad, in isolation they can be horrible, but together they keep everything working.

    Anecdotal I know, but in my bariatric support group it is common with significant and sudden weight loss to have a gall bladder attack/failure too. If you don't give enough fat for the gall bladder to work on, it can lead to problems.

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    Let's get back to ancient Greeks and moderation in everything. Fewer complications that way.
  • ccrdragon
    ccrdragon Posts: 3,374 Member
    I have what may be somewhat of an ignorant question on the topic but I really want to know. So I do believe that we should not label food as "good" and "bad" but some food groups are correlated to certain diseases (ex: carbs and diabetes). I guess my question is based on what I have been hearing all my life that eating simple carbs can lead to diabetes. I know it is not that simple but I would like to know (if anyone can break if down for me) what it is beyond carbs or fats or whatever that leads to these diseases. I have known perfectly thin looking people who have gotten diabetes because all they eat is pasta and white rice, is that the main factor, that carbs are ALL they eat and not a balanced diet? This person is not overweight at all and does not eat particularly large portions. I am sorry if this is a dumb question but I have learned a lot since joining MFP and want to make sure I absorb all the knowledge I can on here :)

    Carbs don't lead to diabetes, being fat increases the risk, and by default if someone is overweight they are eating more calories than average, which may include more calories from carbs. That's the source of the mix up.

    So it's like this:
    - carbs don't lead to diabetes, but having diabetes makes controlling carbs necessary
    - protein doesn't lead to kidney failure, but having kidney failure makes controlling protein necessary
    - fat doesn't lead to galbladder disease, but having galbladder disease makes controlling fat necessary

    ....and so on.

    Okay that helps a lot! I guess my follow up would (if you can explain) be how a person who is not overweight or obese and never has been would develop diabetes or any other such condition?


    I have heard 2 schools of thought on this (please don't shoot the messenger here for the first theory)
    1. There is a finite amount of insulin that the pancreas can produce during a person's lifetime - once that runs out, you are screwed and develop type 2 diabetes. I personally think this is crap.
    2. IR (insulin resistance) develops in the body (bad diet, SAD, etc.), so the body produces more insulin to deal with the glucose in the blood, and IR is cumulative - i.e. it just gets worse as time goes by, so eventually the pancreas cannot produce enough insulin to handle all of the glucose and bam, you have type 2 diabetes. This is the more reasonable and scientific answer and the one that I subscribe to.
  • amusedmonkey
    amusedmonkey Posts: 10,330 Member
    I have what may be somewhat of an ignorant question on the topic but I really want to know. So I do believe that we should not label food as "good" and "bad" but some food groups are correlated to certain diseases (ex: carbs and diabetes). I guess my question is based on what I have been hearing all my life that eating simple carbs can lead to diabetes. I know it is not that simple but I would like to know (if anyone can break if down for me) what it is beyond carbs or fats or whatever that leads to these diseases. I have known perfectly thin looking people who have gotten diabetes because all they eat is pasta and white rice, is that the main factor, that carbs are ALL they eat and not a balanced diet? This person is not overweight at all and does not eat particularly large portions. I am sorry if this is a dumb question but I have learned a lot since joining MFP and want to make sure I absorb all the knowledge I can on here :)

    Carbs don't lead to diabetes, being fat increases the risk, and by default if someone is overweight they are eating more calories than average, which may include more calories from carbs. That's the source of the mix up.

    So it's like this:
    - carbs don't lead to diabetes, but having diabetes makes controlling carbs necessary
    - protein doesn't lead to kidney failure, but having kidney failure makes controlling protein necessary
    - fat doesn't lead to galbladder disease, but having galbladder disease makes controlling fat necessary

    ....and so on.

    Okay that helps a lot! I guess my follow up would (if you can explain) be how a person who is not overweight or obese and never has been would develop diabetes or any other such condition?

    Note I said being overweight "increases the risk". It's not a requirement to become diabetic. It could be genetic, autoimmune, caused by certain infections, or even ingesting certain poisons among other things. If you're at a healthy weight, being active, and eating a reasonable diet (doesn't have to be a specific diet or a severely cut out any foods) you're basically doing enough with what you can control, what you can't control... well, can't be controlled.
  • Fitnessgirl0913
    Fitnessgirl0913 Posts: 481 Member
    So what I am getting is that is boils down to genetic predisposition and lifestyle choices. I know that being overweight or obese is but would you say that having an unbalanced diet may also be a contributing factor?
  • savithny
    savithny Posts: 1,200 Member
    I have what may be somewhat of an ignorant question on the topic but I really want to know. So I do believe that we should not label food as "good" and "bad" but some food groups are correlated to certain diseases (ex: carbs and diabetes). I guess my question is based on what I have been hearing all my life that eating simple carbs can lead to diabetes. I know it is not that simple but I would like to know (if anyone can break if down for me) what it is beyond carbs or fats or whatever that leads to these diseases. I have known perfectly thin looking people who have gotten diabetes because all they eat is pasta and white rice, is that the main factor, that carbs are ALL they eat and not a balanced diet? This person is not overweight at all and does not eat particularly large portions. I am sorry if this is a dumb question but I have learned a lot since joining MFP and want to make sure I absorb all the knowledge I can on here :)

    Carbs don't lead to diabetes, being fat increases the risk, and by default if someone is overweight they are eating more calories than average, which may include more calories from carbs. That's the source of the mix up.

    So it's like this:
    - carbs don't lead to diabetes, but having diabetes makes controlling carbs necessary
    - protein doesn't lead to kidney failure, but having kidney failure makes controlling protein necessary
    - fat doesn't lead to galbladder disease, but having galbladder disease makes controlling fat necessary

    ....and so on.

    Okay that helps a lot! I guess my follow up would (if you can explain) be how a person who is not overweight or obese and never has been would develop diabetes or any other such condition?

    There's some fairly strong evidence that physical activity is also key in all of this. Sedentary lifestyles may matter as much as diet.

    My anecdata: My family member was slightly overweight but had fine blood sugar levels for years, eating moderate amounts of carbs, mostly in the form of bread and pasta.
    Then they were pretty much totally sedentary for about six months. And got diagnosed with T2 diabetes.
    ANd then they were put on meds, but they started exercising regularly - about an hour a day of moderate cardio (fast walking). Six months later, their A1C has dropped six points and is about to be declared "normal" and taken off meds.
  • menen28
    menen28 Posts: 41 Member
    raven56706 wrote: »
    menen28 wrote: »
    Treece68 wrote: »
    @menen28 What did you read to make you scared?
    A page on fb seem to think bread rice and most carbs raises insulin

    curious as to which page said this?
    Mostly keto pages
  • menen28
    menen28 Posts: 41 Member
    I eat bread every day and I've lost 30 pounds since the spring.

    Woot woot
  • menen28
    menen28 Posts: 41 Member
    wdedoelder wrote: »
    I have been trying Cauliflower rice. It is a decent alternative if you are worried about the calories of rice. I am also trying to make bread so that it has less junk in it than store bought. As to the insulin comment, my daughter is a Type 1 diabetic and has to give insulin for all the carbs that she eats. Her body no longer produces the insulin needed. It makes sense that bread and rice or any carb would raise insulin usage.

    there is a difference though between someone who needs to medicate for insulin and a healthy person who doesn't - which the OP appears to be

    Yep no medical issues with insulin
  • menen28
    menen28 Posts: 41 Member
    So what I am getting is that is boils down to genetic predisposition and lifestyle choices. I know that being overweight or obese is but would you say that having an unbalanced diet may also be a contributing factor?

    It could be a contributing factor to many health issues, but it doesn't take much to have a balanced diet if you don't have a pre-existing condition. It doesn't require any kind of extreme. You don't have to cut out bread, you don't have to go raw vegan, you don't have to go paleo, you don't have to be afraid of eggs, you don't have to drink your vegetables or chug down apple cider vinegar. You just need to apply common sense and eat a reasonable diet, and understand that the occasional indulgence will not ruin your weight loss or your health.
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  • debtay123
    debtay123 Posts: 1,327 Member
    I love bread as well and make a a prat of my calories- so far- so good!
  • amusedmonkey
    amusedmonkey Posts: 10,330 Member
    menen28 wrote: »
    So what I am getting is that is boils down to genetic predisposition and lifestyle choices. I know that being overweight or obese is but would you say that having an unbalanced diet may also be a contributing factor?

    It could be a contributing factor to many health issues, but it doesn't take much to have a balanced diet if you don't have a pre-existing condition. It doesn't require any kind of extreme. You don't have to cut out bread, you don't have to go raw vegan, you don't have to go paleo, you don't have to be afraid of eggs, you don't have to drink your vegetables or chug down apple cider vinegar. You just need to apply common sense and eat a reasonable diet, and understand that the occasional indulgence will not ruin your weight loss or your health.
    You're legendary

    Oh no, I just had to dive deep and find out as much as I could about this topic because I used to be pre-diabetic (the reason I decided to lose weight, which worked).
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,024 Member
    Some are, some are not- Check out, Netflix, "Whats With Wheat" it talks about why so many people now are having issues digesting wheat/gluten. GMO'd wheat does more damage than good. Look for Dave's Killer Bread 21 grain or Non-GMO bread. Sourdough is good because the process to make it is different.
    Documentaries skew the movie to their viewpoint. It's rare to find one that pretty balanced and giving EQUAL evidence for both sides.
    And really, how many deaths are attributed to GMO wheat? Versus organic peanut butter?

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  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,024 Member
    I have what may be somewhat of an ignorant question on the topic but I really want to know. So I do believe that we should not label food as "good" and "bad" but some food groups are correlated to certain diseases (ex: carbs and diabetes). I guess my question is based on what I have been hearing all my life that eating simple carbs can lead to diabetes. I know it is not that simple but I would like to know (if anyone can break if down for me) what it is beyond carbs or fats or whatever that leads to these diseases. I have known perfectly thin looking people who have gotten diabetes because all they eat is pasta and white rice, is that the main factor, that carbs are ALL they eat and not a balanced diet? This person is not overweight at all and does not eat particularly large portions. I am sorry if this is a dumb question but I have learned a lot since joining MFP and want to make sure I absorb all the knowledge I can on here :)
    Diabetes is first and fore most genetic for those that have it or attain it later in life if they are at a normal weight.
    Onset diabetes happens, but it's usually because one's weight is pretty much out of control. And getting very overweight isn't just about carbs. Usually people who are very overweight OVER CONSUME just about everything they eat. So protein, carbs, fats and alcohol.

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  • stevencloser
    stevencloser Posts: 8,911 Member
    ccrdragon wrote: »
    I have what may be somewhat of an ignorant question on the topic but I really want to know. So I do believe that we should not label food as "good" and "bad" but some food groups are correlated to certain diseases (ex: carbs and diabetes). I guess my question is based on what I have been hearing all my life that eating simple carbs can lead to diabetes. I know it is not that simple but I would like to know (if anyone can break if down for me) what it is beyond carbs or fats or whatever that leads to these diseases. I have known perfectly thin looking people who have gotten diabetes because all they eat is pasta and white rice, is that the main factor, that carbs are ALL they eat and not a balanced diet? This person is not overweight at all and does not eat particularly large portions. I am sorry if this is a dumb question but I have learned a lot since joining MFP and want to make sure I absorb all the knowledge I can on here :)

    Carbs don't lead to diabetes, being fat increases the risk, and by default if someone is overweight they are eating more calories than average, which may include more calories from carbs. That's the source of the mix up.

    So it's like this:
    - carbs don't lead to diabetes, but having diabetes makes controlling carbs necessary
    - protein doesn't lead to kidney failure, but having kidney failure makes controlling protein necessary
    - fat doesn't lead to galbladder disease, but having galbladder disease makes controlling fat necessary

    ....and so on.

    Okay that helps a lot! I guess my follow up would (if you can explain) be how a person who is not overweight or obese and never has been would develop diabetes or any other such condition?


    I have heard 2 schools of thought on this (please don't shoot the messenger here for the first theory)
    1. There is a finite amount of insulin that the pancreas can produce during a person's lifetime - once that runs out, you are screwed and develop type 2 diabetes. I personally think this is crap.
    2. IR (insulin resistance) develops in the body (bad diet, SAD, etc.), so the body produces more insulin to deal with the glucose in the blood, and IR is cumulative - i.e. it just gets worse as time goes by, so eventually the pancreas cannot produce enough insulin to handle all of the glucose and bam, you have type 2 diabetes. This is the more reasonable and scientific answer and the one that I subscribe to.

    Number 1 would be crap because "the pancreas not producing insulin anymore" would be type 1.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,024 Member
    Bread is the devil.
    Then I like Satan. >:)

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  • Nony_Mouse
    Nony_Mouse Posts: 5,646 Member
    ccrdragon wrote: »
    I have what may be somewhat of an ignorant question on the topic but I really want to know. So I do believe that we should not label food as "good" and "bad" but some food groups are correlated to certain diseases (ex: carbs and diabetes). I guess my question is based on what I have been hearing all my life that eating simple carbs can lead to diabetes. I know it is not that simple but I would like to know (if anyone can break if down for me) what it is beyond carbs or fats or whatever that leads to these diseases. I have known perfectly thin looking people who have gotten diabetes because all they eat is pasta and white rice, is that the main factor, that carbs are ALL they eat and not a balanced diet? This person is not overweight at all and does not eat particularly large portions. I am sorry if this is a dumb question but I have learned a lot since joining MFP and want to make sure I absorb all the knowledge I can on here :)

    Carbs don't lead to diabetes, being fat increases the risk, and by default if someone is overweight they are eating more calories than average, which may include more calories from carbs. That's the source of the mix up.

    So it's like this:
    - carbs don't lead to diabetes, but having diabetes makes controlling carbs necessary
    - protein doesn't lead to kidney failure, but having kidney failure makes controlling protein necessary
    - fat doesn't lead to galbladder disease, but having galbladder disease makes controlling fat necessary

    ....and so on.

    Okay that helps a lot! I guess my follow up would (if you can explain) be how a person who is not overweight or obese and never has been would develop diabetes or any other such condition?


    I have heard 2 schools of thought on this (please don't shoot the messenger here for the first theory)
    1. There is a finite amount of insulin that the pancreas can produce during a person's lifetime - once that runs out, you are screwed and develop type 2 diabetes. I personally think this is crap.
    2. IR (insulin resistance) develops in the body (bad diet, SAD, etc.), so the body produces more insulin to deal with the glucose in the blood, and IR is cumulative - i.e. it just gets worse as time goes by, so eventually the pancreas cannot produce enough insulin to handle all of the glucose and bam, you have type 2 diabetes. This is the more reasonable and scientific answer and the one that I subscribe to.

    Number 1 would be crap because "the pancreas not producing insulin anymore" would be type 1.

    And number 2 is reversible.
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