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Good point. But even in my colleagues who aren't active, boy do their temperatures rise when talking about food.

1. Wow. I love avocados, but one avocado sends me right to the toilet (in a good way) and gives me an enormous satiety level. Although I can't possibly relate to what you just said given my experience, I do respect that you and I probably have a massive difference in our bodies reaction to food (which I think reinforces my…

Hey, I don't disagree with what you just wrote. I do like your use of the word "overrriding", implying that it is not a simple black box equation (biological system vs physical). That is in line with my first statement. Health and nutrition are absolutely a different thing, which is why I included statement 2. Which brings…

The scans on patients that I read certainly tell me a story.

It certainly is. And on a cold level, I admire the capitalism genius behind it. I also value the ability to look at one's self in the mirror every morning, and I don't know how they do it.

If you can't believe that some of those consumer choices do in fact harm you, then you can't envision yourself a victim.

I don't see how it isn't applicable to CICO. "Food is Food" seems to be a synonym for "it's all about CICO".

When it comes to popularity, you should. When it comes to victimizing, you shouldn't. Corporate sharks like victims.

I admire your level of trust. You don't think that on such a scale, many of these people have "sold their soul"??

You seriously don't care about that??? Really???

Ok. I'll reword the question. WHO DO CEO's of BIG FOOD LIKE BETTER TO MAKE THEIR BUSINESS PLAN WORK??? People who think some foods are healthy and other foods are not? or People who think food is food ?????

ooooo zing! Then..... why are you here?

That's cool. I understand and accept that there is a difference in perception of what food means to each of us. Let me ask another hopefully provocative question - and this is in the light that I am a quality over quantity guy, ie, I do "primal" dieting sticking to whole foods, buy all my meats pastured/grassfed from…

Maybe I worded it badly. Let me try again. I seem to notice on these boards that many (not all, but many) who claim "it's all about CICO" seem to use this as justification to be able to include any food that can be purchased at a store within their diets.

3 points: 1. Some people state that CICO is a law of physics. Technically, the first law of thermodynamics is a law of physics, and a calorie is simply a unit of measurement of raising 1 g of water through 1 degree C IN A BOMB CALORIMETER. We as humans are each a complex biological system, not a bomb calorimeter. While…

Ah, but HE's not the one that's desperate. Key distinction. If I wrote a book that could reverse diabetes to people desperate to do so and pad my bank account (with insignificant cost to the individual), I would do so with glee. Total win-win. Thankfully where I come from we are taught not to feel guilty for financial…

He is a nephrologist. They do dialysis. He easily bills over 1 mil a year, just like any nephrologist who does dialysis. But of course, those are facts, and what good are those. So yes, clearly, he's got the desperation for a get rich quick scheme. Stay Away!!!! Those patients we refer that come back not needing their…

Agree. (Yet I have a feeling somebody will nonetheless comment that I disagree).

Glad you've found something that works for you. And I acknowledge that that's your experience (without the need to add an LOL simply because your experience is different than mine).

I'm familiar with the fact that there are different versions of it. I prefer the Primal Blueprint version. I haven't tried to "bulk" but I have noticed a bunch more muscle mass with deadlifts and squats, but I've been told those will get you muscle pretty much regardless of what you eat (almost).

For me, I like meat/fish/fowl/eggs fed things as close to what nature intended them to eat. I also like vegetables and some fruit, preferrably grown in ways as close to as they grow in nature. I also like a bit of raw nuts and a bit of high fat dairy and a bit of high percentage dark chocolate to get mixed in there. I'm…

To address your post: I don't claim to know the exact reason why food quality controls satiety. I have many thoughts about different aspects of it, but I really don't care about those. I just know it controls the satiety of myself and people I have advised. I think this is becoming clear by what you posted, but I want to…

I'm not ignoring those factors. I totally believe that. Because I felt the exact same way. To a T. As a matter of fact, back when I ate "everything", I couldn't go 2 hours without eating. And when I was "not having a good day? " My fridge didn't stand a chance. And several patients have told me the exact same thing. Pre…

Short answer - who knows. As physicians we just do what works (so changing medication worked, which is good). That being said, Metformin has GI side effects in all versions really, just depends on the person. What seems to work better is getting patients off all meds entirely. Less side effects :)

Hey , fair enough, people's interests are their interests. Nothing in life is mandatory reading. And people who are successful in this field don't really care about blaming anybody, and are instead focused on what works for real-life actual patients. Whether or not you like what Fung has to say or not, his impact on the…

For sure. N of 1 is the most important study.

Although the absolute number of LCHF minded physicians is still small, the proportion is slowly increasing. It's getting easier by the year to find a physician who is LCHF minded as it's getting increasingly more difficult to deny the literature and more importantly, the real life results. Usually a physician sees the…

Jason Fung has a fantastic blog called Intensive dietary Management. More importantly, he walks the walk with real life patients, making a living reversing their diabetes and obesity (along with being a nephrologist). Real life results with lots of patients is the real litmus test.

yes, a phycisian

I personally focus on quality and quality alone. Quantity seems to always resolve itself. Right now I'm eating wild salmon cooked in wild boar bacon fat (and some wild boar bacon too) with a big bowl of carrot soup. It's ridiculously delicious, but despite that, I'm filling up so fast that I realize I'm going to have a…