Thu, Jun-01-23, 07:48
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Senior Member
Posts: 4,065
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Plan: Very LC, Higher Protein
Stats: 227/186/185
BF:
Progress: 98%
Location: Herndon, VA
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Originally Posted by Calianna
After being off carbs for nearly 2 decades, I absolutely hate the taste of sugar and starch of all kinds, and therefor avoid them, and I don't count calories. We call it low carb, and it is indeed sustainable.
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Originally Posted by cotonpal
I'm 2 decades in too, sustaining this unsustainable low carb diet. I do not struggle with temptation. It's become second nature.
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Ditto - I find these public service articles fascinating, as the identical message gets recycled every year by a different journalist replete with expert quotes providing different views. The reader is left with nothing of value. A finger of KitKat instead of four custard creams? I'm with Calianna and Jean, as cutting out sugars and starches is sustainable and a passport to improved health.
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“The whole calorie counting industry is, in my opinion, a bit of a fraud,” says Tim Spector, professor of genetic epidemiology at King’s College London. “It doesn’t tell people that while anyone can lose weight in the short term — whether you’re on a low-fat diet, a keto diet, a carnivore diet or a fresh-air diet — keeping that weight off in the long term is hard . . . Ultra-processed foods that call themselves ‘low calorie’ are a health hazard and should come with a warning. I think it’s indefensible. They are stacked with artificial sweeteners, flavourings and emulsifiers that are screwing us up — people are being conned.”
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Couldn't have put it better than Spector.
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