Tue, Jan-05-16, 15:24
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Senior Member
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Plan: High protein, lower fat
Stats: 000/000/145
BF:276, 255 hi wts
Progress: 0%
Location: Michigan U.P., USA
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Interview in Forbes:
Quote:
Dr. David Ludwig has developed a startling new theory that turns traditional diet advice on its head: overeating doesn’t make you fat; the process of getting fat makes you overeat.
In his new book, Always Hungry? Conquer Cravings, Retrain Your Fat Cells, and Lose Weight Permanently, Ludwig lays out his premise that our 40-year embrace of calories in, calories out has actually contributed to weight gain. His groundbreaking research, clinical experience and recommended eating plan for weight loss is bound to shake up the medical and nutrition fields....
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"The low-fat/high carbohydrate diet we’ve been told to eat for 40 years has raised insulin levels and triggered our fat cells to hoard too many calories, leaving too few for the rest of the body. Recognizing this problem, the brain responds in a logical way – by making us hungry (to get more calories) and slowing down metabolism (to conserve them). But as long as fat cells remain on calorie storage overdrive, the extra calories we eat won’t stay in the blood for long, and will instead fuel the growth of more body fat
Think of insulin as “Miracle-Gro” for fat cells. ...
The program in Always Hungry? targets the cause, not symptoms, of weight gain with a diet that lowers insulin levels and calms the chronic inflammation caused by rapidly expanding fat cells.
When that happens, fat cells begin to release their excess calories back into the body, and the brain experiences a more abundant and stable fuel supply. As a result, hunger decreases, metabolism speeds up, and weight decreases without the struggle....
Insulin is stimulated by the processed carbohydrates in our diet – not just added sugar, but also processed carbs like bread, white rice, pasta, potato products, cookies, crackers, and “fat-free” snacks and desserts. That’s why I recommend a higher fat diet, which is the fastest way to lower insulin levels and jump-start weight loss...."
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Have you gotten any push back from other doctors, scientists or researchers on your premise that biology, not willpower, controls body weight over the long term?
"I don’t expect any one research study from my group to change the current “calories in, calories out” paradigm. But that paradigm is ripe for change, with its failure to stem the obesity epidemic despite unrelenting effort focused on eating less and moving more. Decades of research suggest, with clear evidence, that body weight is controlled more by biology than willpower. "
http://www.forbes.com/sites/nancyhu...r-david-ludwig/
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I realize Dr. Ludwig is not responsible for the tone of this interviewer's article, but couldn't help thinking, "It's as if Gary Taubes never wrote a book!" I suppose a Harvard professor will be more influential in some circles, however.
(I have to admit, insulin as Miracle Gro for fat cells is pretty good.  )
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