Tue, Sep-03-24, 02:50
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Plan: P:E/DDF
Stats: 225/150/169
BF:45%/28%/25%
Progress: 134%
Location: NC
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Why can’t it be both?
Haven’t we beaten this dead horse enough by now? I thought 2021 was end of dietary dogma. Carbs, insulin, and obesity: Is the carbohydrate-insulin model dead or alive?
https://www.dietdoctor.com/carbs-in...l-dead-or-alive
The CIM is proved wrong everyday by the "black swans" walking around under 15% body fat who do eat a significant percentage of carbs in their diet. ..almost every endurance athlete, body builder and most everyone who follows a dietary pattern that increases satiety and decreases caloric intake. There are more people who successfully manage their metabolic health and weight through some version of energy balance than carb restriction.
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So what can we make of all the controversy?
Insulin plays a role in weight gain and weight loss, but it may not be the same role in both situations.
Chronic hyperinsulinemia likely plays a larger role in obesity than short-term post-meal insulin rises.
CIM does not describe the only manner in which we gain and lose weight and is not the only mechanism by which low-carb diets work.
In addition to lowering insulin, low-carb diets help with healthy weight loss by:
Reducing highly processed and high- sugar foods that may cause cravings and stimulate overeating
Naturally reducing caloric intake through improved satiety
Increasing protein intake
Allowing only high-quality, high-fiber carbs
Other dietary patterns that achieve these same goals will likely also result in sustainable weight loss.
Is CIM dead or alive?
Does it matter?
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