Re: "Science writer blames obesity, disease on carbs."
- From: dorsy1943 <dtms69@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2007 06:01:05 -0700
On Oct 25, 4:31 pm, monty1...@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
"It's not the oil, it's the starch in maize and soyabeans that fattens
animals (and people) up."
There's no question that if you can get (or force) an animal to
continually eat abnormally high amounts of "simple carbs," it will
gain weight at some point. This could be the case for many instances
of obesity among Americans these days, but:
1. There is no doubt the that dietary fatty acid profile has changed
since about 1960 to an extreme degree.
2. If a diet is producing a great deal of lipid peroxidation, thyroid
function can become impaired, leading to weight gain.
3. While some obese people undeniably eat a huge amount of food, my
obese relatives don't, with the exception of one who does sometimes
(but not usually) eat way too much. On the other hand, I do not
restrict my diet at all, except to not eat cooked meat or UFA-rich
items. I enjoy plenty of sugar-rich "simple carbs" every day,
consuming very little fiber. If Taubes' notion was accurate, I would
not be 5' 9"tall and weigh 140 pounds (or a bit less). Science must
account for all factors, and if someone refutes your claim, as I have,
and there is no other factor (I am not hyperthyroid), then it cannot
be correct. Simple carbs might be problematic, but only if other
factors are present.
Monty, there is a guy in the movie, SuperSize Me, named Don Gorske who
eats two or three big macs a day ( a couple of years ago he consumed
number 19000) who is tall and thin and has a cholesterol of 140. He
seldom eats the fries. Some people can eat anything they want and
remain thin and have good cholesterol readings. So using yourself as
an example is not proof that the rest of us won't get fat and sick by
eating saturated (or unsaturated) fats and in Gorske's case, red
meat. It is possible that it is not your diet but darn good genes
that you were lucky enough to be born with. I am not saying that it
is not your diet, but your good health could be due to something
else. The Japanese and others who consumed traditional diets with
very low fat and high carbs did not suffer from heart disease. The
Cretans who consumed lots of olive oil did not suffer from heart
disease. Now these people are switching to a western diet and the
incidence of heart disease is rising. I do not think coconut oil is
going to save them, but who knows.
Dolores
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