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Interesting. I find death by powerpoint annoying when the info could be better presented.It was great to see a TOFI GP T2. I was interested in his view on levels of fat and protein while on LCHF.
A dedicated Clinic is a great idea and I hope that this concept is soon proven to be a worthwhile investment for our NHS.
I was interested in the fructose idea. I've cut out fruit except the berries and can't go in the fruit aisle in shops anymoreAlso interesting comment that fructose ignites the flame and then glucose adds logs to the fire. So pointing at fructose as the trigger.
I thought I was eating healthily with my 7 a day of bananas grapes and melon !!
Interesting. I find death by powerpoint annoying when the info could be better presented.
I was interested in the fructose idea. I've cut out fruit except the berries and can't go in the fruit aisle in shops anymore
My understanding is that eating more fat doesnt make you gain weight. Eating less fat doesnt make you lose weight.
`Carbs (insulin) are the problem when it comes to weight gain/loss
Low Carbs High Fat........ Carbs being the major player in diabetes.
I could be wrong .
Also it used to be that you couldn’t buy tropical fruits all year round. Except canned and frozen and then they where expensive and where only consumed occasionally. Who heard of fresh pineapple and mangos in the northern hemisphere in January in the 70s and early 80s? Now they are shipped all year round from all other the world.They added to their problems in North America by the widespread use of High Fructose Corn Syrup.
Also it used to be that you couldn’t buy tropical fruits all year round. Except canned and frozen and then they where expensive and where only consumed occasionally. Who heard of fresh pineapple and mangos in the northern hemisphere in January in the 70s and early 80s? Now they are shipped all year round from all other the world.
My understanding is that eating more fat doesnt make you gain weight. Eating less fat doesnt make you lose weight.
`Carbs (insulin) are the problem when it comes to weight gain/loss
Low Carbs High Fat........ Carbs being the major player in diabetes.
I could be wrong .
Yes - dedicated low-carb clinics to treating metabollic diseases and dysfunction is a great idea. Good that you posted this @Guzzler.
I would never be able to afford it, so yeah - our socialised medicine countries would have to invest in them for it to really work.
Now I feel sad. Low-carbing clinics vs bariatric surgery clinics. (I started watching my own countries TV-love song to bariatric surgery - 'The Big Ward' last night.)
How long will we have to wait for it? For attendance to be on subsidised prescription?
@rab5: Yes - eating normal amounts of fat won't make you fat - it's regularly eating more than you need for your energy requirements that is likely to do so. Assuming that you have the right balance of fats and (low) carbs to start with your body can use both as a source of fuel. If you eat more fat than your body needs for fuel then being efficient and frugal it will store it away for future use; conversely If you eat less than your basic energy requirements then your body will turn to stored fats to make up the deficit. Carbs provide short term fuel which can be stored, but on a high carb diet, can't be retrieved again to use as fuel. Persuading your body into ketosis/fat burning mode re-activates the ability to access and use stored fat as fuel so when you regularly eat less than you need, you'll be burning off some of this stored fat, and so eventually end up lighter.
But I see that @AloeSvea has beaten me to it, and expained it very nicely.
Robbity
I've found just the opposite - after initially losing a lot of weight very quickly, I've remained the same (within a kilo or so up or down) for nearly four years now. I used to joke on the Frday weigh in thread that my scales were permanently stuck at 95 kilos. But since my glucose levels are reasonably low and normally very stable I've actually become disinclined to bother about losing any more... And well padded Robbities are definitely much better suited to cope with all this nasty cold snowy stuff currently floating around.I agree. In the simplest way I think of my levels of dietary fat as 'topping up' so that I can maintain my weight rather than gain/lose it. It is a balancing act, though and may take time to fine tune this for the individual. I find that maintaining is harder than actually losing.