Sun, Aug-20-17, 09:19
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Posts: 5,314
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Plan: very low carb real food
Stats: 245/125/135
BF:
Progress: 109%
Location: Vermont
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Originally Posted by GRB5111
As I'm finishing Undoctored by William Davis, this is one of the core observations, our diet has been distorted to favor high carbs such as sugar and grains (whole or refined, it makes no significant difference leading to a negative health outcome) and coupled with the recommendation to reduce saturated fats has resulted in Metabolic Syndrome and all its symptoms along with an alarming increase in obesity in the population. These were not our grandparents' and previous generations' foods, and the whole "movement" fostered by political (government inserting itself trying to help eradicate heart disease), business (food manufacturers creating in their labs frankenfoods that are low in salt and fat), and pharma (developing pills to treat symptoms without identifying the overall root cause) interests.
Yes, nothing works the way it should because we've been told to eat differently than humans should.
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I believe that Dr Davis's message in Undoctored is very important. When it comes to attaining optimal health you don't need a doctor, in fact conventionally trained physicians are apt to give you very bad advice. Instead you can take control of your own health, do your own research using Dr Google, and come to your own conclusions. It all goes a lot beyond weight loss and what to eat or not eat. It is a paradigm shift putting the individual in charge of their own health, making their own decisions based on their own research. Conventionally trained doctors are still very good for some things but we are all capable of being our own doctors when it comes to lifestyle medicine.
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