"Katra" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> (Dan Abel) wrote:
>
> > In article >,
Katra
> > > wrote:
> >
> >
> > > Thing is, new evidence shows how a low fat, high carb diet is killing
> > > people. I've known several myself that went on that type of diet at
the
> > > recommendation of their personal physicians that ended up having to go
> > > on statins (which are very hard on the liver) because the diet changes
> > > DID NOT WORK!!!
> >
> >
> > In my opinion, any time you see the word "high" in front of a food type
> > that has lots of calories, you are talking about a diet for those who
need
> > to gain weight. High carb, high fat and high protein diets are not
going
> > to work (although sometimes a high protein diet can mess you up enough
> > that you lose weight, but I'd rather go on statins first) if you are
> > looking to lose weight.
> >
> >
> > For my second opinion, I think that whether a diet works well for a
person
> > depends more on psychology than anything else. If Atkins or some
> > variation works well for you, that's great. That doesn't mean it will
> > work well for someone else.
> >
> >
> > Personally, I lose weight by consciously eating more food. At first I
> > thought that a little self-control in eating less would work. I found
> > that I *had* no self-control. Attempting to eat less just meant that I
> > ate more of the high calorie stuff. So, I switched to eating more. I
> > would fill my plate with plain vegies and have extra servings of salad.
> > By filling my stomach like this, I could more easily resist the
temptation
> > to take another serving of the high calorie main dish.
> >
> > --
> > Dan Abel
> > Sonoma State University
>
> Hi fiber diet... :-) Similar to what I do with the Greenwhich diet.
> It's still low carb!
>
> Then there is the whole concept of "negative calorie foods".
> Digestion and metabolic processes DO burn calories, so foods that are
> low in calories and high in fiber and water, (and are very filling) tend
> to burn more calories to digest and process than they have in them.
>
High-fiber foods certainly have their advantages but requiring more calories
to digest is not one of them. In fact the definition of fiber is that it is
*not* digested. One main advantage of fiber is that it slows the digestion
and absorption of carbs and thus levels out your insulin levels. The ads
that claim you will burn more calories digesting certain foods are pure BS.
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Peter Aitken
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