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<blockquote data-quote="ianf0ster" data-source="post: 2125043" data-attributes="member: 506169"><p>OK, so you have no 'off switch for any food', <strong>- so potentially all foods are addictive for you!</strong></p><p><strong>This does not mean that Carbs aren't addictive!</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p>I am not and have never been addicted to carbs, having been on a high Carb Low Fat diet for over 15yrs before my Type 2 diagnosis. I was only 2lbs into the overweight category BMI when diagnosed, having gained around 20lbs over the 15+yrs of High Carb Low Fat.</p><p>Despite that I had no problem switching 180 degrees and going LCHF when I was promted to actually examine the evidence on diet and realised that the Government, Dieticians, GPs, Pharma Companies and Food Companies have been (either knowingly or unknowingly) encouraging Obesity. Diabetes and CVD for the last 40 or 50 yrs!</p><p>So obviously I was not addicted to Carbs - but again, that doesn't mean that they are not addictive. I drink Alcohol, but I am not an Alcoholic - that does not mean that there are no Alcoholics!</p><p>An addict to a substance is somebody for whom there is no such thing as a moderate quantity of it. </p><p>How can you deny that such people exist in regard to Carbs?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ianf0ster, post: 2125043, member: 506169"] OK, so you have no 'off switch for any food', [B]- so potentially all foods are addictive for you! This does not mean that Carbs aren't addictive! [/B] I am not and have never been addicted to carbs, having been on a high Carb Low Fat diet for over 15yrs before my Type 2 diagnosis. I was only 2lbs into the overweight category BMI when diagnosed, having gained around 20lbs over the 15+yrs of High Carb Low Fat. Despite that I had no problem switching 180 degrees and going LCHF when I was promted to actually examine the evidence on diet and realised that the Government, Dieticians, GPs, Pharma Companies and Food Companies have been (either knowingly or unknowingly) encouraging Obesity. Diabetes and CVD for the last 40 or 50 yrs! So obviously I was not addicted to Carbs - but again, that doesn't mean that they are not addictive. I drink Alcohol, but I am not an Alcoholic - that does not mean that there are no Alcoholics! An addict to a substance is somebody for whom there is no such thing as a moderate quantity of it. How can you deny that such people exist in regard to Carbs? [/QUOTE]
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