Re:The carbs-obesity hypothesis
by DoreenMichele on Thursday July 26, 2018 @02:24PM
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No, I don't think we are overthinking it.
I have a genetic disorder. The standard medical advice is to eat a high fat, high calorie, high salt diet to accommodate my disorder. They routinely recommend "junk food" to fit those parameters.
I went the opposite direction. I got really fanatical about what kind of fats I eat, the quality of the salt I consume and other details.
Over time, I shed a lot of weight without intending to and without counting calories. So I think, yes, for some portion of the population, it's absolutely more complicated than "calories in, calories out." And for those folks who have struggled with their weight and just can't seem to lose, they are very much in need of some new hypothesis that might solve their seemingly unsolvable conundrum.
I have a genetic disorder. The standard medical advice is to eat a high fat, high calorie, high salt diet to accommodate my disorder. They routinely recommend "junk food" to fit those parameters.
I went the opposite direction. I got really fanatical about what kind of fats I eat, the quality of the salt I consume and other details.
Over time, I shed a lot of weight without intending to and without counting calories. So I think, yes, for some portion of the population, it's absolutely more complicated than "calories in, calories out." And for those folks who have struggled with their weight and just can't seem to lose, they are very much in need of some new hypothesis that might solve their seemingly unsolvable conundrum.