Thu, Apr-05-07, 10:16
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Registered Member
Posts: 1,216
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Plan: Atkins
Stats: 185/180/165
BF:
Progress: 25%
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Originally Posted by Piet
So OK, I'm new here, but old in real life!
I eat lots of carbohydrates, am fit and healthy, have never had a major disease nor been in hospital, and lead an active life with dogs. I look at lkeast ten years younger than others my age, especially those who eat a lot of meat.
I think you're all mad.
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We evolved to only store 24 hours worth of carbohydrate, but months (years!) worth of fat. I agree that even a vegetarian can be obese but those I know are lean with low cholesterol. I would guess a fat vegetarian with hypercholesterolemia probably eats a lot of sweets along with the veggies.
If you have the energy to burn all those carb calories, then you should be healthy and lean. But your point is valid; most people eat too much. Too much of any food is bad. Carbs trigger insulin which quickly shunts the sugars to muscle and liver. But for some, the insulin works too well, causing low blood sugar. Which makes some eat more sugar to get the blood sugar back up. Like you said, people eat too much. Too much meat made my cholesterol go up, so I'm not a fan of Atkins.
And you're right that this website is like a religion. Like any religion, there are acolytes who don't want their beliefs challenged.
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