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To be fair almost all of the research around this is still outstanding as basically anybody researching this hypothesis before about 2012 was committing academi

To be fair almost all of the research around this is still outstanding as basically anybody researching this hypothesis before about 2012 was committing academic suicide and open for vitriolic attack from the AHA and others. I highly recommend good calorie bad calorie to get a sense for how incredibly anti-science nutrition was at the time. No one defends the Keynes studies anymore, and most agree that simple carbohydrates are ground zero for diabetes and other “diseases of the modern world”. The only debate left is if it’s the only cause. In my case after looking at the material and doing a n=1 experiment with a ketogenic diet - the first one I actually ever lost weight with, I am sold that for my personal Metabolism that this is a effective tool.

morsma 8y ago
I concur! There's really no debate whether it's carbs or not, rather, what kind of carbs. We're starting to see that fructose containing carbs, e.g. Sucrose, HFCS, etc. Are those that in the long run sets one up for metabolic syndrome and and the inevitable accompanying diabetes. It also explains why cultures consuming relative large amounts of carbs in the form starch/glucose haven't had the issues that we're currently experiencing.
old-gregg 8y ago
I am fatigued from reading about nutrition, everyone claims to be "not an expert, but spent a year reading studies" and then proceeds to cite studies that support their claims. * It's all about calories! carbs/fats/protein ratio doesn't matter [1] * It's all about carbs! [2] Why don't PhDs themselves write an easy to read book about this? We have to rely on "translators" like Tim Ferris [3] and others like him [4] who cite contradicting studies. [1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19246357 [2] http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/reprint/23/7/948 [3] https://tim.blog/2008/02/25/the-science-of-fat-loss-why-a-calorie-isnt-always-a-calorie/ [4] http://physiqonomics.com/fat-loss/
- js2 8y ago
  > Why don't PhDs themselves write an easy to read book about this? FWIW, the only reason I submitted this link is that it was reviewed by PhD Stephan Guyenet and incorporated his feedback. What I gather from having read Guyenet's blog over the years is: it's complicated. I don't think there's a single answer that applies to everyone. Within my own household, what works for me doesn't seem to work for my spouse.
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morsma 8y ago

I concur! There's really no debate whether it's carbs or not, rather, what kind of carbs. We're starting to see that fructose containing carbs, e.g. Sucrose, HFCS, etc. Are those that in the long run sets one up for metabolic syndrome and and the inevitable accompanying diabetes. It also explains why cultures consuming relative large amounts of carbs in the form starch/glucose haven't had the issues that we're currently experiencing.

old-gregg 8y ago

I am fatigued from reading about nutrition, everyone claims to be "not an expert, but spent a year reading studies" and then proceeds to cite studies that support their claims. * It's all about calories! carbs/fats/protein ratio doesn't matter [1] * It's all about carbs! [2] Why don't PhDs themselves write an easy to read book about this? We have to rely on "translators" like Tim Ferris [3] and others like him [4] who cite contradicting studies. [1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19246357 [2] http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/reprint/23/7/948 [3] https://tim.blog/2008/02/25/the-science-of-fat-loss-why-a-calorie-isnt-always-a-calorie/ [4] http://physiqonomics.com/fat-loss/

js2 8y ago
> Why don't PhDs themselves write an easy to read book about this? FWIW, the only reason I submitted this link is that it was reviewed by PhD Stephan Guyenet and incorporated his feedback. What I gather from having read Guyenet's blog over the years is: it's complicated. I don't think there's a single answer that applies to everyone. Within my own household, what works for me doesn't seem to work for my spouse.
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