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Carbs = Sugar. Period, end of story. The key to good body composition is a high protein, low carb (low sugar) diet. Avoid foods that spike insulin. Anything el
by crushcrashcrush 8y ago
Carbs = Sugar. Period, end of story. The key to good body composition is a high protein, low carb (low sugar) diet. Avoid foods that spike insulin.
Anything else is hogwash, because calories are not calories.
- uhtred 8y agoHow do you get fibre then?
- JoelMcCracken 8y agoa large number of vegetables are low carb.
- ip26 8y agoBy weight maybe, but by relative composition, 80% of the calories in broccoli come from carbs.
- uhtred 8y agoWhat about fruit?
- crushcrashcrush 8y agoLargely fruit has too much sugar. Berries are okay (blue and black and red)
- uhtred 8y agoWhat! I surrender. Are people really not eating fruit because of the carbs? Oh my. It's fruit! One of the healthiest snacks you can have!
- crushcrashcrush 8y agoAnd before I get someone saying "just run at an 'energy deficit' - consume less calories than you burn" - I say, if you want to look and FEEL good, the person who eats 1,500 calories a day of carbohydrates vs 1,500 calories a day of protein, vegetables (carbohydrates largely bound by fiber), etc - will look and feel vastly different. This is why it's not just as simple as calories in - calories out.
- mklingen 8y ago[needs citation]
- n8henrie 8y agoMost people seriously interested in this topic should already be familiar with the "insulin index" paper (was reposted to HN within the last couple weeks). EDIT: Or maybe just 3 days ago? Seems like longer. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19369743 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19369743
- JoelMcCracken 8y agoA high protein diet can also spike insulin, it is more important to eat healthy fats.
- n8henrie 8y agoSome amino acids are potent insulin secretogogues; proteins induce a fairly robust insulin response.
- benj111 8y ago"because calories are not calories" What are/were they then?