monty1945
Thu, Nov-01-07, 06:16
Have you seen stories in the news recently about a public
school that banned cupcakes? It was satirized on Comedy
Central's "The Daily Show." If you go to www.thedailyplate.com
and search for cupcake, you will find that they are all rich
in carbs ("simple") and low in protein. However, the fat
content can vary significantly. One had 19 grams of fat, none
of which were saturated. Others had no fat or very little
(such as 2 g of fat with 1 g saturated). All of the ones I saw
that had significant fat content had much more unsaturated
than saturated. None were like a mint fudge cookie I eat,
which is 8 g per serving, 7 of which are saturated. Now here's
an important point: if it's the "simple carbs" that are
dangerous, then soft drinks are likely to be much worse, and
even fruit juice could be problematic. On the other hand, if
fat is the issue, it's the unsaturated fatty acids, not the
saturated ones, because there are few cupcake brands that have
more than a small amount of them (SFAs).
And to those of you who think SFAs are so dangerous, exactly
when should I start to see symptoms of ill health, instead of
seeing all kinds of benefits and no symptoms? Remember how,
in the film by Spurlock, "Supersize Me," Spurlock's health
deteriorated so rapidly? I started my current diet, rich in
SFAs but low in UFAs (and rich in "simple carbs" too, along
with salt) when my body was in terrible shape, actually. I
was under 100 pounds (at 5'9" tall), had severe osteoporosis,
tendonosis, terrible rashes, etc., and this diet allowed me
to regain my health (I'm now a bit under 140 pounds). If the
claims against SFAs and "simple carbs" were true, I certainly
should not have gotten any better. Here's an experiment you
can do: feed your choice of animal a diet rich in cupcakes
with the same amount of calories (all else equal), one group
gets the cupcakes with 19 g of UFAs and no SFAs, whereas
another gets the cupcakes with 2 g of fat, 1 of which is
SFAs. See which group lives longer. Obviously, you will need
to provide all with sufficient protein, vitamins, and
minerals as well.
school that banned cupcakes? It was satirized on Comedy
Central's "The Daily Show." If you go to www.thedailyplate.com
and search for cupcake, you will find that they are all rich
in carbs ("simple") and low in protein. However, the fat
content can vary significantly. One had 19 grams of fat, none
of which were saturated. Others had no fat or very little
(such as 2 g of fat with 1 g saturated). All of the ones I saw
that had significant fat content had much more unsaturated
than saturated. None were like a mint fudge cookie I eat,
which is 8 g per serving, 7 of which are saturated. Now here's
an important point: if it's the "simple carbs" that are
dangerous, then soft drinks are likely to be much worse, and
even fruit juice could be problematic. On the other hand, if
fat is the issue, it's the unsaturated fatty acids, not the
saturated ones, because there are few cupcake brands that have
more than a small amount of them (SFAs).
And to those of you who think SFAs are so dangerous, exactly
when should I start to see symptoms of ill health, instead of
seeing all kinds of benefits and no symptoms? Remember how,
in the film by Spurlock, "Supersize Me," Spurlock's health
deteriorated so rapidly? I started my current diet, rich in
SFAs but low in UFAs (and rich in "simple carbs" too, along
with salt) when my body was in terrible shape, actually. I
was under 100 pounds (at 5'9" tall), had severe osteoporosis,
tendonosis, terrible rashes, etc., and this diet allowed me
to regain my health (I'm now a bit under 140 pounds). If the
claims against SFAs and "simple carbs" were true, I certainly
should not have gotten any better. Here's an experiment you
can do: feed your choice of animal a diet rich in cupcakes
with the same amount of calories (all else equal), one group
gets the cupcakes with 19 g of UFAs and no SFAs, whereas
another gets the cupcakes with 2 g of fat, 1 of which is
SFAs. See which group lives longer. Obviously, you will need
to provide all with sufficient protein, vitamins, and
minerals as well.