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There is absolutely nuance to it, I’m certainly not a proponent of a sedentary lifestyle or not working out. But if people just start exercising without also sw

There is absolutely nuance to it, I’m certainly not a proponent of a sedentary lifestyle or not working out. But if people just start exercising without also switching to whole foods, they will never out-exercise their diet — in fact many people end up losing muscle (because they’re running a lot and not eating enough protein), which slows down your metabolism even further. I great book for you to checkout is Wired to Eat by Robb Wolf — it talks about how different foods affect insulin differently while also including the nuance of differences between people, as well as a way to test your personal response to certain foods to determine your optimal macronutrient intake.

AstralStorm 8y ago
I suspect insulin is only a small part of the story in obesity and other hormones are more important, esp. growth hormone family (e.g. ghrelin) and steroids - in starting the cascade that leads to metabolic syndrome. We do not know nearly enough and any book is liable to be outdated by at least 10 to 20 years and trying to sell something. Otherwise diabetics with insulin replacement wouldn't go fat - but instead even controlled type 2 diabetes is highly linked to obesity. (Both ways!) Likewise type 1 diabetics are somewhat more likely to be obese despite tight control on insulin levels. Here's a very interesting but not quite in depth study: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4159079/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4159079/
- sbenitoj 8y ago
  This book is cutting edge science, with ample references to recent studies. It came out last year and is written by someone who has personally helped hundreds of thousands (if not millions of people) to lose weight and keep it off long term, I highly encourage you to read it before making judgments about the motives of the author.
  - AstralStorm 8y ago
    This means it is only 5 years out of date then? Unless it is one of those scalping Springer research books there is really no way for it to match latest research... And just do you know, most books are made to sell and this one does not strike me as a technical (enough) one. Though it is well written (based on the preview), I would not trust the conclusions. It really tries to sell a paleo diet which is an instant red flag because we do not have good evidence for efficacy of any diet, even less so for so-called paleo. Nutrition science is finally starting to move fast beyond preconceptions hopefully.
    - sbenitoj 8y ago
      This is simply not true, there is ample evidence for Paleo diets, read the book and it references the studies. What is your theory for why the entire western world is suddenly obese? Why were people not obese even 70 years ago?

AstralStorm 8y ago

I suspect insulin is only a small part of the story in obesity and other hormones are more important, esp. growth hormone family (e.g. ghrelin) and steroids - in starting the cascade that leads to metabolic syndrome. We do not know nearly enough and any book is liable to be outdated by at least 10 to 20 years and trying to sell something. Otherwise diabetics with insulin replacement wouldn't go fat - but instead even controlled type 2 diabetes is highly linked to obesity. (Both ways!) Likewise type 1 diabetics are somewhat more likely to be obese despite tight control on insulin levels. Here's a very interesting but not quite in depth study: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4159079/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4159079/

sbenitoj 8y ago
This book is cutting edge science, with ample references to recent studies. It came out last year and is written by someone who has personally helped hundreds of thousands (if not millions of people) to lose weight and keep it off long term, I highly encourage you to read it before making judgments about the motives of the author.
- AstralStorm 8y ago
  This means it is only 5 years out of date then? Unless it is one of those scalping Springer research books there is really no way for it to match latest research... And just do you know, most books are made to sell and this one does not strike me as a technical (enough) one. Though it is well written (based on the preview), I would not trust the conclusions. It really tries to sell a paleo diet which is an instant red flag because we do not have good evidence for efficacy of any diet, even less so for so-called paleo. Nutrition science is finally starting to move fast beyond preconceptions hopefully.
  - sbenitoj 8y ago
    This is simply not true, there is ample evidence for Paleo diets, read the book and it references the studies. What is your theory for why the entire western world is suddenly obese? Why were people not obese even 70 years ago?