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Old April 8th, 2004, 12:32 PM
Lictor
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Default 'Put fat children on Atkins diet'

"Dwayne" wrote in message
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Requires ketosis its being made to sound like we should never get into

that
state.


No, what we mean is that spending your whole life in ketosis is wrong. Being
under fat metabolism during an aerobic effort, or before a meal because
you're hungry is just part of how our bodies work all the time.


What has happened that no one gets any exercise anymore? Any type of
diet that completely cuts an element out is wrong.


Somehow I cant see it being wrong to cut refined sugar, white flour and

the
likes from my diet but as for cutting a whole element then yes your right
its wrong thats why low carb way of eating doesnt.


I don't see what's being wrong with eating white flour or refined sugar from
time to time. There is no reason to cut these either. Glycemic index is
actually modifed by what you eat. If I eat my white bread as part of a
sandwich with both proteins and fat, the meal as a whole is going to have a
low glycemic index. If I eat my sugar inside my chocolate, it gets a low
glycemic index (70% cocoa chocolate = index of 20). If I eat my white bread
as part of a decent and balanced meal, the overall glycemic index is also
going to be reasonnable. Likewise if I eat my pasta with a complex sauce and
some fibers. Just like fruits tend to have a reasonnable glycemic index
because of their fiber content.
Besides, the problem with low carbing is that it's like religions : people
see their own way as THE way. So, you have low carbers who see this as an
excuse to eat plenty of animal fat without restriction. You have low carbers
who think re-carbing is part of a low carb diet. You have others, like you,
who think that low carbing is in fact slow carbing. So, in a way, you are
among the reasonnable part of the low carbers. Depending on your daily
intake of these slow carbs, you might actually be doing something pretty
close to a balanced diet! The problem is that when people talk about the
amazing results of low carbs, it's often impossible to know which precise
low carbing religion they're talking about. So, it appears like the most
extremists ways of low carbing (like eating plenty of meat and fat with no
pasta - you know these do exist!) are getting incredible results, which I
honestly doubt.
Eh, if I look at what I eat daily and if I remove all the slow carbs, most
of my days are pretty low on fast carbs (high glycemic index), probably
under 10-20g. On the other days, I can still pretend I'm re-carding. Anyway,
even on these days, glycemic index remains reasonnably low. Can I pretend to
be a low carber as well?