Pasta, Not Bacon, Makes You Fat. But How?

I like this one:

http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/how-we-get-fat.html


Calorie surplus makes you fat.

I had a lovely spaghetti, egg beaters, and sausage breakfast this morning

Interesting infographic/article. Not sure how accurate it is, but it seems to make sense, so I thought I'd share:

http://www.fastcodesign.com/1668916/pasta-not-bacon-makes-you-fat-but-how

I drastically cut my breads and pastas when I lost my weight, so I'm thinking there's some truth to this.

More than likely cutting your breads and pastas simply made you more aware of what you were eating and you ate less..

I eat a lot of carbs.

Large portions make you fat. Massive calorie intake makes you fat. Broccoli can make you just as fat as bacon depending on your portions. The food doesn't matter, it's the portion size. Mind you, different foods carry more or less nutritional value for you (you'd lose weight eating 1200 cal/day of twinkies just like you would if you were eating 1200 cal/day of veggies), but when it comes down to weight, it's all about calories.

The underlying idea is that the insulin spike/drop caused by high carb foods causes you to feel hungry and thus eat more, which the basis for the South Beach Diet, the Carbohydrate Addicts Diet, the Woman Doctor's Diet for Women, and a bunch of others.

It's another way to control the intake of excessive calories. Some people benefit from this insight/tool, others don't need it.

Large portions make you fat. Massive calorie intake makes you fat. Broccoli can make you just as fat as bacon depending on your portions. The food doesn't matter, it's the portion size. Mind you, different foods carry more or less nutritional value for you (you'd lose weight eating 1200 cal/day of twinkies just like you would if you were eating 1200 cal/day of veggies), but when it comes down to weight, it's all about calories.

1200 calories of broccoli? clear the room and light a candle!

You should smell the asparagus ;-)

HOW TO DO CARBS IN A HEALTHY SATISFYING WAY!!

Get your grains intact from foods such as whole wheat bread, brown rice, whole grain pasta, and other possibly unfamiliar grains like quinoa, whole oats, and bulgur. Not only will these foods help protect you against a range of chronic diseases, they can also please your palate and your eyes.

*Start the day with whole grains. If you're partial to hot cereals, try steel-cut oats. If you're a cold cereal person, look for one that lists whole wheat, whole oats, or other whole grain first on the ingredient list.

*Use whole grain breads for lunch or snacks. Check the label to make sure that whole wheat or another whole grain is the first ingredient listed.

*Bag the potatoes. Instead, try brown rice or even "newer" grains like bulgur, wheat berries, millet, or hulled barley with your dinner.

*Pick up some whole wheat pasta. If the whole grain products are too chewy for you, look for those that are made with half whole-wheat flour and half white flour.

*Bring on the beans. Beans are an excellent source of slowly digested carbohydrates as well as a great source of protein.



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Eating more calories than you burn makes you fat. It doesn't matter whether you eat straight lard, white bread, or kale (although eating enough of just kale to exceed your caloric requirements would be incredibility difficult). Some people have an easier time controlling calories with some types of foods versus others, but in the end, it's CICO.

It's all about balance and moderation. For me just logging everything good and bad helps me to see trends. I don't care for alot of carbs only because I can eat alot of something else instead, but it's just like fast food. If I eat fast food, then most of my calories for the day are gone and I can't eat too much more, so I'd rather skip the fast food too.

We do need carbs especially for the brain functuion, so don't skip anything, just eat moderately of veggies, fruits, proteins and carbs. (well balanced)

You may enjoy the book Wheat Belly. It is all about... wheat! Basically wheat causes your blood sugar to spike more than any other food, including straight up table sugar. Due to the spike in blood sugar, and its eventual fall 60-120 minutes later, it makes your body go through an artificial cycle of hunger and satiety. This process is shown to increase visceral fat. It's a very good read, and I suggest it to everyone.

I'll read it tonight over my chicken parmesan dinner.
Best of luck to all you low-carbers. It's not for me. Luckily counting calories has worked well.
I have pasta twice a week or more.

AMEN!!!! Pasta works for me too :)

I think it's funny how no matter how much proof there is that carbs, especially refined ones (although all of them to a degree), not fat, cause obesity, people will still shake their heads and stomp around like a three year old who has been told they can't have a lollipop.

The research results are clear. No one is saying you can't lose weight simply by watching calories, but it is easier to while watching carbs and keeping your blood sugar levels as stable as possible. I think a key here, though, is that people with insulin resistance fare better on low carb diets no matter what. Insulin plays a huge role in fat storage and hunger. Ups and down are not optimal. Pure fat has a glycemic index of zero, meaning that it provokes absolutely no change in blood sugar levels and does not provoke insulin secretion. No changes in blood sugar (or very menial ones) mean controlled hunger and a nearly constant state in which your body is burning both body fat and dietary fat for energy instead of carbs.

It does work. It is not bunk. I eat more saturated fat (from natural sources) than I have in my entire life and my blood pressure is 100/60 on average (down from 145/90 ish), blood sugar is ideal and choleterol levels optimal. It works. It works, it works, it works.

I think, however, there are people who have adapted to higher-carb eating. While I still think low-carb eating is optimal, I think some people can get away with just calorie watching. These are usually people with no insulin resistance. To them I say I'm jealous, because I do miss cake.

Insulin…an Undeserved Bad Reputation

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