Your views on 'CARBOHYDRATES'

I agree. Having grown up before they existed, I highly suspect the TV remote as one of the key factors in obesity. Can you imagine? Actually having to get up and walk to the TV every time you wanted to change the channel. Not to mention having to sometime climb on the roof to adjust the antenna. And then there are video games...

That certainly doesn't help. Agreed. But there seems to be more to it than that.

Of course there is. Take any animal, give it a life that doesn't require work and an unlimited supply of easy food and it will become fat. In America, and other nations were life can be as easy as we want and we can eat all we want, we have to fight our very nature to stay fit and thin. Exercising regularly and preparing meals from natural foods just to stay healthy and thin takes work. Humans don't seem to like work.

Most of us have access to unlimited amounts of food, yet not everyone gets fat because of it regardless of whether they put in effort or not. Also not all foods are created equal in this regards.

The question I pose to the scientific world is what it is exactly about certain foods that leads to overeating.

Grinch I checked your profile to see your progress pics but you dont have any. SInce you each such a perfect diet could you share pics with us to show us the fruits of such a strict diet? Thanks,

Why are you attacking someone personally for their opinions on epidemiological issues and questions? Someone's personal fitness has very little to do with complex obesity epidemic. If I discounted everyone's input because they're fatter than me, then I'd have no reason to be here...

I wasnt attacking anyone?? Just wanted to see the results of such a strict diet.

But not having results yet doesn't mean your plan doesn't work. And not wanting to post pics of yourself on the www doesn't mean that you haven't had success. I met my goal a year ago and have maintained since but that's not really me in my profile pic.

Besides we are just talking about what are or are not unhealthy foods. That doesn't require pics.

I agree. Having grown up before they existed, I highly suspect the TV remote as one of the key factors in obesity. Can you imagine? Actually having to get up and walk to the TV every time you wanted to change the channel. Not to mention having to sometime climb on the roof to adjust the antenna. And then there are video games...

That certainly doesn't help. Agreed. But there seems to be more to it than that.

Of course there is. Take any animal, give it a life that doesn't require work and an unlimited supply of easy food and it will become fat. In America, and other nations were life can be as easy as we want and we can eat all we want, we have to fight our very nature to stay fit and thin. Exercising regularly and preparing meals from natural foods just to stay healthy and thin takes work. Humans don't seem to like work.

Most of us have access to unlimited amounts of food, yet not everyone gets fat because of it regardless of whether they put in effort or not. Also not all foods are created equal in this regards.

The question I pose to the scientific world is what it is exactly about certain foods that leads to overeating.

Taste is my theory, based soley on my half century of personal experience.

I want to know how the atkins or other low carb diets work for people? I tried eating less than 20 carbs a day, worked out 3 days a week (cardio and strength training) and was only losing a pound a week (if that). Not complaining about that pound and I know the slower it comes off the better off, but for a "rapid weight loss" plan, it wasn't rapid at all. In addition there were people eating good food (brown rice, whole wheat bread that were beating my weight loss by just walking 3 times per week.) SOOO confused!

I Carbs.

everything in moderation...

except child porn...

My view is that you need carbs, just not all the bad ones. You need to eat whole grains, stay away from white flour and starchy items such as white rice and potatoes. It's ok to have them, just not in excess. Excessive use of the wrong carbs leads to belly fat and increased chances of type 2 diabetes. Fruit has carbs, but they are good carbs and you need the nutrients of fruits. I stopped eating white bread, white rice and potatoes for now. I'll include them later on in small quantites. This is just my view point, but I am trying to avoid diabetes, which runs in my family.

No. Carbohydrates are NOT essential to life. You couldn't be more wrong on this.

Source of that info?

To save you from reading a wall of text, I'll just post a link for your reading enjoyment.

http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/nutrition/how-many-carbohydrates-do-you-need.html

So it says you need none, but recommends you eat some...

I don't eat ANY bread whatsoever! No pasta - at all... no more! No crackers, no processed foods of any kind, no cereals, anything to do with the grain family... it is ALL bad for you. Serves as NO benefits AT ALL!

What no sammiches:noway: I like sammiches. I put chips and crackers in mine:happy: You are missing out!

You don't need it. The best fuel... BEST is from Healthy essential fats! Grains are for livestock! Healthy diet is the following...

1.) Essential healthy Fats!
2.) Protein from Meats, Poultry, Fish, Dairy
3.) Minerals from FRESH green leaf vegetables, and dark berry fruits... avoid starches when losing weight. After weight goal has been reached, go ahead and eat the REAL FOODS that are starchy.

But breads, grains... all of that boxed pasta, all of it is bad!

Umm, livestock doesn't need grains either. Cows were meant to eat grass, not corn, wheat and soy

The whitetail deer has about the same digistive system as a cow does and they thrive better now than when their diets consisted of meat.