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<blockquote data-quote="Daibell" data-source="post: 1123018" data-attributes="member: 21149"><p>Hi. Confusing isn't it! Bear in mind that much of the stuff we have been told by the media and the GPs etc is often based on weak science or has the food lobby lurking in the background. Carbs are our biggest enemy for blood sugar as they are converted very fast to glucose in the body. They are also easily stored as fat by the liver if in excess. Fat in food is far less of a problem and as a generalisation the body doesn't directly store the fat you eat as fat; the liver decides what to store as fat. Fat doesn't raise blood sugar by much. If you Google the web you will find endless articles about cholesterol, statins etc and little valid evidence that fat actually causes an increase in heart issues, but avoid trans fats. In summary many of us find that focussing on reducing the carbs improves both weight and blood sugar. Increasing the proteins and fats keeps you feeling full for longer. When measuring cholesterol only worry about the LDL, HDL and Trig ratios not the Total.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Daibell, post: 1123018, member: 21149"] Hi. Confusing isn't it! Bear in mind that much of the stuff we have been told by the media and the GPs etc is often based on weak science or has the food lobby lurking in the background. Carbs are our biggest enemy for blood sugar as they are converted very fast to glucose in the body. They are also easily stored as fat by the liver if in excess. Fat in food is far less of a problem and as a generalisation the body doesn't directly store the fat you eat as fat; the liver decides what to store as fat. Fat doesn't raise blood sugar by much. If you Google the web you will find endless articles about cholesterol, statins etc and little valid evidence that fat actually causes an increase in heart issues, but avoid trans fats. In summary many of us find that focussing on reducing the carbs improves both weight and blood sugar. Increasing the proteins and fats keeps you feeling full for longer. When measuring cholesterol only worry about the LDL, HDL and Trig ratios not the Total. [/QUOTE]
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