29 January 2011

Eat What?

some of this, all of that, less of that, more of this, and fucking plenty of this


Seriously, I think PaNu still has the best & most succinct summary. Well worth the 90-second investment it takes to read. This is not low-carb per se:
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  • Note that "Fat" and "Carbohydrate" are macronutrient categories that each contain good and bad.
  • Saturated and monounsaturated fat is generally good. More than 4% of calories from PUFA (whether n3 or n6) is bad.
  • For healthy non-diabetics, starch (glucose polymers) is good. Excess fructose is bad.
  • In wheat, the carbohydrate starch is not the major problem. It is the gluten proteins that come along with the starch.
  • So forget "carbs vs fat". It is neolithic agents of disease versus everything else.
  • [...]
  • If you are not trying to lose weight and you like to eat potatoes and rice, EAT THEM.
  • Sweet potatoes, white rice and white potatoes are well tolerated by most people and starchy vegetables per se are not neolithic agents of disease. Many active people without diabetes or metabolic syndrome feel and function better with a fair amount of starch in their diet . YMMV! 

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4 comments:

zim said...

i just finished PaNu's latest post.

i'm mostly in line with his thinking here, though i reckon i should be cutting back on the cashews.

the delicious, delicious cashews.

pyker said...

I can easily get in trouble with cashews -- lots of starch in them. I don't do well on lots of starch. But man are they tasty.

JustJoeP said...

"It is the gluten proteins that come along with the starch. "
AMEN

JustJoeP said...

Dr Harris again summarized my diet nicely.