protein isnt calorie dense at all. 4 cals per gram. Same as carbs. Fats are 9 cals per gram. If anything, following LCHF you really have to watch just how much fat your taking in because you can blow your calorie expenditure, or 'maintenance needs' quite easily and put on weight.
I agree.
I love this post! THANK YOU for posting! I am type 1 on a low to no carb lifestyle and it was the best decision I ever made.
Glad you like it. Going LC was a lifesaver for me. I'm a former carb junkie.
Some recent research commented on in this post seems to point to an autoimmune attack being the root cause of T2. So as Manny pointed out, obesity is more likely a result of T2 not the cause. There have been some articles I have seen recently that report things like this as well as the fact that cutting carbs, not cutting fat, is beneficial in treating T2. Perhaps in time things will change.
Interesting how many peoples lives have been ruined by winning the lottery. Having said that I am firmly convinced that it would not ruin mine:) All kidding aside in my experience money can't make you happy, but lack of money can make you very unhappy.
Reducing carbs was the best thing I ever did. I like the term Carb Junkie because that's the way I feel. I think we should start a group called Carbaholic's Anonymous. I can see myself start each post by typing "Hello my name is Gary and I'm a Carbaholic."
Gary S
Amen!
We're caught in the correlation/causation trap here. There are some things we know - T2 is on the increase and is being diagnosed more frequently among children and young adults. US residents have been growing heavier for the past 30 years and the percentage of the population who are overweight and obese is increasing. The exact relationship between the weight gain and the increase in the number of young T2s isn't known and is likely to be rather complex.
We do know that there is a strong genetic component to T2 and that modest weight loss is often effective at improving glycemic control among newly diagnosed T2s.
It doesn't matter whose fault it is that someone gets T2. But the patient is stuck with the responsibility of managing the disease and part of managing it is weight control and exercise.
And the other carbaholics respond, "Hi, Gary!"
I agree the cause is rather murky and complex.
I saw a report on the Nightly News (NBC) recently that said that teen and younger T2's don't have the same success as older T2's have with changes in diet, exercise and oral meds and often have to move on directly to insulin. Nobody has a clue as to why this is.
FRom my experience of 30+ years as type 2 and nearly rotting out, the issues that got my mess in last 4 years under control were:
a) metformin to stop excess liver glucose release.
b) reduced carb diet of 1200 calories
c) hearty exercise of 2 miles a day.
STudying human body and checking in to, reducing energy input and balance are key to keeping/preventing excess blood glucose levels and saturating the body.
As for cure, I think folks have big mis understanding.
The Hunter gatherer body was designed to catch and save every available calorie in ingested food. Keeping glucose from overloading muscle cells glucose storage sites requires sufficient exercise to burn off glucose. With this type of body eating anything and much as you want demands one to be working on the pharoh's tombs moving 2 ton stone blocks by hand all the time.
I am unaware of any energy balance stratagies in the human body to automatically bypass excess glucose/energy on and out of body when not needed and body satiated with energy.
BadMoon , ...clicking on the : " this post " does not seem to work ??...( I am aware of the recent articles .....) thanks. N
I like your comment about winning the Lottery !
Sorry Nel, here's a working link Here's another that goes into more detail.
Badmoon: Teenagers have been quite active for years now. While there was a time when the kids needed to stay home to stay connected, they are now connected 24-7. One sees the teens rushing from activity to activity blackberry in hand. In addition, at least here in Ontario,Canada, the schools are required to provide 20 minutes of daily exercise which is separate from the regular gym and recess periods. So...why is T2 among teens continuing to rise? Lifestyle changes don't work because they are already active and oral meds? Do they work for adults?
Nel. There are many T2s on here who have always been active. Some are thin and some are normal weight. Yes,some are obese despite their best efforts. It is very hurtful to have the lifestyle issue pushed and pushed. Clearly those who post on here are doing the best they can. So many T2 studies are done on the morbidly obese who have previously led sedentary lives. How can the results of the studies possibly apply to Mountaincat's partner? Many of the T2s on here who state that they are significantly overweight have other issues such as lack of mobility, thyroid problems, autoimmune disorders. etc. Many take pills for a variety of health problems including diabetes which actually cause weight gain. They did NOT have a choice to make.
I'm so glad to hear that you advocate for a low carb diet and the advantages of insulin for all diabetics. Unfortunately this is NOT the position of the CDA.
Peetie: Tangled thread, ran out of reply's hope this winds up near yours.
I agree lifestyle doesn't really explain it,especially since the T2 epidemic is also taking place in the developing world where I would assume people get more exercise than folks in the developed world.
HFCS is one idea, but I don't know if they use it in the developing world to the extent we do. Another would be an environmental factor perhaps a chemical we are all exposed to, some of the endocrine disruptors can have a huge effect even in tiny quantities (parts per billion).
Gerri: Thank you for this link.
Peetie,
Heartily agree with your comment above. Extremely hurtful for T2 to be constantly referred to as a lifestyle disease. Knife in my chest when I see that on Tu.
A convenient, easy answer that lays the blame on the victim for an extremely complex metabolic disease. Victims are typically blamed for their situation because it deflects the issue from the real cause, whether it's illness, poverty, unemployment. What a chicken & egg dilemma regarding which came first--weight gain or insulin resistance, & a terrible struggle for those T2s who have weight problems.