Hi all and bringing to the especial attention of
@Goonergal who started and titled this thread on abstinence. I am really enjoying a new book just out - that arrived a few days ago -
the Case for Keto by Gary Taubes
The
chapter defining Abstinence has an interesting bit about nuts and nut butters! page 185 he says after listing straightforward keto and low carb fods like meat etc;
"
The foods that you can eat but only in moderation:
low sugar chocolate, the lower the better
Berries
Nuts and nut butters
Seeds and seed butters
I said "in moderation" for these foods because they fall on the borderline of acceptability:
Clinical experience suggests that they can be a problem. Once again, individual variation plays a role in how our bodies tolerates these foods. Fat constitutes the bulk of the calories in nuts and seeds and their butter but they can still have sufficient carbohydrates to stimulate insulin and so fat accumulation and a craving to eat more ie a bad thing. The better the nuts taste, the greater the carbohydrate content tends to be. ........ pg 186 The allowance of nuts, seeds and their butters and the issue of individual variation comes with an obvious warning: if youre not losing your excess weight while otherwise embracing LCHF/Keto then these foods may be a problem for you and
you should see what happens when you abstain. Eric Westman is, once again, strict on this account: Nuts and nut butters, seeds and seed butters are not included among the foods he counsels his patients to eat. His experience tells him that his patients too easily overconsume these foods. They think they're eating a modest amount and theyre not. They eat them even when they are not hungry"
Wise words indeed - in the meantime step away from the nuts all those like me
@DJC3 who are mainly abstaining from nuts this month.........
Reading this book has definitley helped me to abstain from them and will continue to no longer snack on nuts just use almond flour as I dont often and a few nuts in the occassional salad. Hope you all enjoy this excerpt and i'd reommend the actual book too.