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The Big Fat Scam For The Obese And
Diabetic
by Shane Ellison
Traditionally, a
low-fat, high carbohydrate diet is recommended for the obese
and type II diabetics. This low-fat approach is based on
simple math. Fat has about twice as many calories per gram as
carbohydrates and protein. Regardless of the lower calorie
content, applying the theory has proven disastrous. It has
secured America a seat in the worldwide Fat Ass Hall of
Fame while giving birth to a diabetes epidemic. No
surprise, math isnt the best measure of a foods effect on the
body. Biochemistry is - go figure.
In contrast to carbohydrates, eating fat (not trans fat, but
naturally occurring fat) has proven to be the most important method
for ensuring fat loss and warding off diabetes. This is courtesy of
fats inability to spike the fat storing hormone insulin - and
prevent us from feeding our pie hole excess calories. Thus, despite
eating fat in the form of grass fed beef, seeds, nuts, avocados,
coconut oil or fish, you wont suffer from unsightly belly fat. This
phenomenon has been proven many times.
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition recently showed
that eating twice as much fat led to greater weight loss.
Researchers compared two eating plans that were similar in caloric
intake but vastly different in fat consumption. Obese individuals
who consumed 61% fat energy for eight weeks lost 18 pounds; those
consuming a mere 30% fat lost 14 pounds (they replaced the fat
intake with 46% carbs). (1) Far more staggering than the
differences in weight loss are the differences in biochemistry
among the two groups.
Low fat, high carbohydrate eaters have the perfect biological
environment for obesity and type II diabetes. Their blood levels of
glucose, insulin and triglycerides skyrocket.(2) The Nurses' Study
by Harvard found that women who adhere to the Big Fat Scam
and eat mostly carbohydrates increase their risk of diabetes 2.5
times! Men are not immune to the deadly carbohydrate effect.
Diabetics usually die early from heart disease, twice as often as
those without diabetes. It is so damaging that it can erase 11-20
years from a persons lifespan. Currently, an estimated one in four
Americans suffer from it. One in three born in the year 2000 will
succumb to the Big Fat Scam and therefore suffer from diabetes
according to The Journal of the American Medical
Association. (3)
The best way to avoid being an honorary member of the Fat Ass
Hall of Fame and the diabetes epidemic is to avoid the Big
Fat Scam. Start eating more fat (avoid trans fats, of course,
and give preference to fats with omega-3s). Judge your food based
on its effect on insulin (via glycemic load), count calories
second. Stop futzing around with fad diets and self-proclaimed
weight loss gurus who push wanton pill and supplement use as well
as whole grains, fruit juice, sugary yogurt, candy bars disguised
as health bars and most anything else served out of a box, package
or window.
Shane Ellison holds a master's degree in
organic chemistry and has first-hand experience in drug design. He
is an internationally recognized authority on therapeutic nutrition
and author of Health Myths Exposed, The Hidden Truth about
Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs and The AM-PM Fat Loss Discovery.
Read his free report entitled The Foundational Health Education to
beat obesity, heart disease and death by prescription drug:
www.thepeopleschemist.com
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