Month: September 2022

THE CORRUPTED FOOD SUPPLY has been a theme in this blog for a long while, as a contributor to ovesity, hormonal disruption, antibiotic resistance, and a host of maladies. Sugar is not the only player. View in LinkedIn

BACKLASH FROM FOOD INDUSTRY against Fed Up. "The loudest cry is coming from the Grocery Manufacturers Association, which has launched a website called Fed Up Facts that mimics the plate-and-menu graphics of the documentary's website." The GMA is also leading the fight to stop GMO labeling. https://lnkd.in/eFjt_Ku View in LinkedIn

IS CALORIE COUNTING A RED HERRING? A Calorie Is Not A Calorie. "Carbohydrate, fat and protein calories are indeed equal by definition in terms of their energy content, but the body processes each in a distinct way, and these differences have real implications for weight management. In addition, food calories of all types may have very different effects on the body depending on when they are eaten and what they are eaten with." https://lnkd.in/eUfDdug View in LinkedIn

A CALORIE IS NOT A CALORIE. "Generally, more energy is required to process protein than carbs, and more energy is required to process carbs than fat. What this means effectively is that a 2,500-calories-a-day high-protein diet adds fewer calories to the body than a 2,500-calories-a-day high-carb diet, which in turn adds fewer calories to the body than a 2,500-calories-a-day high-fat diet." https://lnkd.in/eUfDdug View in LinkedIn

CALORIE RED HERRING. "Foods affect our bodies in different ways and go through different metabolic pathways. Therefore, the types of foods we base our diet around are just as important as the amount of calories we are eating." https://lnkd.in/eS66aPi View in LinkedIn

CALORIE FALACY. "According to the “calories in, calories out” (CICO) way of thinking, obesity is simply a matter of eating too many calories. In my opinion, one of the biggest fallacies in nutrition is to think that all calories are created equal." https://lnkd.in/eS66aPi View in LinkedIn

EVADING SATIETY SIGNALS. "Fructose also doesn’t get registered in the same way as glucose and doesn’t impact satiety in the same way. Fructose doesn’t lower the hunger hormone ghrelin. So… a 100 calories of fructose may increase your insulin over the long term, lead to higher ghrelin levels and increased appetite." https://lnkd.in/eS66aPi View in LinkedIn

FRUCTOSE OBESITY. "Fructose and glucose are metabolized differently by the body, with some individuals including Dr. Robert Lustig hypothesizing that fructose may be the cause of the rising obesity epidemic in America." https://lnkd.in/ebDTK_c View in LinkedIn

TWO BAD PLAYERS. "The fact is that different foods can have varying effects on our health. For example, trans fats can lead to inflammation, insulin resistance and all the horror that follows, including cardiovascular disease and type II diabetes. Another example is fructose. When consumed in large amounts (from added sugars, not fruit), it can lead to insulin resistance, elevated cholesterol and triglycerides and increased abdominal obesity." https://lnkd.in/eS66aPi View in LinkedIn

SET POINT. "The body tries desperately to maintain its fat mass. This is called the body fat setpoint and is regulated by the hypothalamus. If you don’t change your diet, only the amount of foods you eat, then your set point won’t change. If your weight goes below your set point, your brain responds by decreasing your calorie expenditure (calories out) and increasing your calorie intake (calories in)." https://lnkd.in/eS66aPi View in LinkedIn