Interesting article on low-carb diets

[Dominique]

An interesting blog post from Precision Nutrition (I've found a lot of good stuff on that site):

Carb Controversy

Why low-carb diets have got it all wrong

http://www.precisionnutrition.com/low-carb-diets-2

As someone who eats porridge every morning and loves pasta, rice, (dark) bread etc., this is music to my ears

[Starchivore]

Makes sense to me.  I lost weight eating lots bread, beans, rice, potatoes and pasta, hence the username.

[carl669]

every week there's a study saying one thing is bad for you and the next week, it's good for you.

there is no one size fits all approach.  find what works for you and stick to it.  personally, i've been doing low carb for 7+ months now.  energy levels are much higher and weight is way down.  mood is the same as ever.

here's what i feel is the most important sentence in the entire article:

"... each person — is unique when it comes to carbohydrate requirements."

[au4all]

That article is simply awful. Why is the world is anyone learning about nutrition from blogs or youtube? There are so many science-based sources of knowledge out there.

The idea that hunger is as simple as insulin equals feeling full is ridiculous. Carbohydrates raise insulin levels he got that right. But it's not the only thing that raises insulin levels. Protein does too.

An essential nuturient is a nuturient that must be provided by food; your body can't make it. Think proteins, essential fatty acids, vitiamins as examples.

Carbohydrates aren't an essential nutrient. Your body can manufacture the simple sugars it needs.

The end of the article say is everyone is unique but we know what is best based on our 20,000 clients. How does that make a gram of sense?

Carbohydrates aren't evil. Neither are fats or proteins. But lots of overweight people find losing weight difficult/impossible eating high-carb diets.

[gerrymcd]

When it comes to nutrition articles my first thought is 'are they selling something'.  If the answer is yes, then I move on.   Look hard enough and you can find 'scientific evidence' to support any kind of nutritional recommendation.  For the most part the 'evidence' is junk science carried out on a few subjects, and frequently relies on anacedoatal/subjective statements like  'I felt less hungry taking supplement x'.

My parents lived until their late 80s.  Never took supplements.  Never dieted in their lives. Never seen the inside of gym. But they were always lean and healthy, even well into their old age.  Their 'secret'? They only ate at mealtimes.  And they never owned a car, so they walked several miles a day, even when they were 80+.

The idea of high-fat low carb......low carb-high protein.... would have provoked the response 'why don't you just eat 'properly'.