[dreamblooms]

Originally Posted by Obesity Discussion

Well, you need to break that down into good fats and bad fats as good fats can promote weight loss as well, and you don't want to eliminate as much of those as you can. Regarding carbs, not all carbs are the same, as better carbs such as whole grain breads will keep you feeling fuller longer than white breads.

Also another plus for whole grains, soluble fiber, found in oats and barley, has been linked to lower levels of insulin and bad cholesterol (think: diabetes and heart disease), and insoluble fiber in whole wheat reduces risk of gastrointestinal maladies like diverticulosis

In a 10-year Harvard study completed in 1994, men and women who ate high-fiber breads had fewer heart attacks and strokes than those whose tastes ran to bagels and baguettes.

Simply switching from white to whole wheat bread can lower heart disease risk by 20 percent, according to research from the University of Washington reported in the April 2, 2003 issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association.

The list goes on and on, but you get the idea

Nutritionists love to overcomplicate things. You said "Regarding carbs, not all carbs are the same, as better carbs such as whole grain breads will keep you feeling fuller longer than white breads."

The bottome line is the bottom line. Yes, "good carbs" are better because they avoid the spikes, and take a bit longer to metabolize -- like, 40-45 minutes. Yet...ALL CARBS METABOLIZE INTO SUGAR IN THE LIVER. A certain amount of that sugar is used for fuel, depending on your activity level, and the rest is converted into fat. Belly fat first -- the worst place to have fat, because those fatty saddlebags MAINLINE sugary fatty yuck right back into your blood stream. Your "(think: diabetes and heart disease)," yeah, right....only you are interpreting real medical knowledge incorrectly.

You also said, "In a 10-year Harvard study completed in 1994, men and women who ate high-fiber breads had fewer heart attacks and strokes than those whose tastes ran to bagels and baguettes." Well done, you read your info from good places. Well... my husband teaches cardiology at Harvard Medical. He's always saying "Anyone can juggle statistics any way they want." To wit...hello?... people who eat high-fiber breads are more likely to eat right in the bigger picture than those who eat bagels, white breads, baguettes, etc.

There is such a blizzard of misinformation out there, no wonder people feel so confused.

DB.