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[OT] Why are so many Americans "overweight"
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<blockquote data-quote="corvus" data-source="post: 302005" data-attributes="member: 1439"><p><strong>Yes, it's the food: Too much sugar!</strong></p><p></p><p>Yes, obesity is epidemic in the US, and it is quickly happening in many other countries. Diabetes too. Even in children.</p><p></p><p>In the past 30 years, Americans have been eating less fat, yet obesity has increased and heart disease has not decreased. Blame the food pyramid. It should be inverted for optimal health.</p><p></p><p>Here's why (low-carb diet in a nutshell):</p><p></p><p>Eating sugar (ALL carbs are sugar) causes your insulin to rise in an attempt to lower your blood sugar levels. The more sugar you eat, the more insulin you get. The insulin does its job of lowering your blood sugar (one of its numerous jobs) and your blood sugar levels drop rapidly. Now your blood sugar levels are low so you feel hungry. At that point, you reach for a snickers (a cholocate candy) and start the cycle over.</p><p></p><p>Over time, with your insulin levels so high all the time, the insulin receptors in your cells become less efficient and require even more insulin to do their jobs. So, your body cranks out even more insulin and the cycle continues.</p><p></p><p>Eventually you may wind up with insulin resistance, diabetes, and a host of over health problems.</p><p></p><p>BTW, one of insulin's other jobs is storing engergy in fat cells. Hmmm...</p><p></p><p>Low-fat, high-carb diets are bad for us. We didn't evolve to eat that way and it is killing us (well, not me thankfully).</p><p></p><p>On the other hand, I believe elves do well on a diet of pure sugar.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="corvus, post: 302005, member: 1439"] [b]Yes, it's the food: Too much sugar![/b] Yes, obesity is epidemic in the US, and it is quickly happening in many other countries. Diabetes too. Even in children. In the past 30 years, Americans have been eating less fat, yet obesity has increased and heart disease has not decreased. Blame the food pyramid. It should be inverted for optimal health. Here's why (low-carb diet in a nutshell): Eating sugar (ALL carbs are sugar) causes your insulin to rise in an attempt to lower your blood sugar levels. The more sugar you eat, the more insulin you get. The insulin does its job of lowering your blood sugar (one of its numerous jobs) and your blood sugar levels drop rapidly. Now your blood sugar levels are low so you feel hungry. At that point, you reach for a snickers (a cholocate candy) and start the cycle over. Over time, with your insulin levels so high all the time, the insulin receptors in your cells become less efficient and require even more insulin to do their jobs. So, your body cranks out even more insulin and the cycle continues. Eventually you may wind up with insulin resistance, diabetes, and a host of over health problems. BTW, one of insulin's other jobs is storing engergy in fat cells. Hmmm... Low-fat, high-carb diets are bad for us. We didn't evolve to eat that way and it is killing us (well, not me thankfully). On the other hand, I believe elves do well on a diet of pure sugar. [/QUOTE]
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