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Tommy_Carcetti

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23. How about you just eat smaller portions, snack less and exercise more?

Wed Sep 14, 2016, 10:06 AM

Sep 2016

That seems to work better than simply denying yourselves various categories of foods (i.e. fats, carbs, etc.)

Worked well for me. I'm down 50 pounds over the past two years (approximately 20% of my top body weight), blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar are all normal, and I didn't obsesses over low carb/low fat/low whatever dieting.

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Saturated fat causes heart disease, eh? I wonder who told us that? [View all] GliderGuider Sep 2016 OP

Certain fats are better than others Dorian Gray Sep 2016 #1

IMO the key is to consume a variety of high-quality fats, with an emphasis on saturated fats. GliderGuider Sep 2016 #2

We need experiments Cicada Sep 2016 #4

Because that would be grossly unethical, for one thing. Orrex Sep 2016 #6

But SCIENCE! FrodosPet Sep 2016 #9

Tilting at straw dogs, Frodo? You've left out half of what science actually does. Nitram Sep 2016 #12

+1 progressoid Sep 2016 #48

Some forms of buddhism Chiquitita Sep 2016 #49

Actually, Chiquita, you are correct. Nitram Sep 2016 #50

What a bunch of tripe. nt awoke_in_2003 Sep 2016 #45

So ethics has no place in science? FrodosPet Sep 2016 #46

No, I am objecting awoke_in_2003 Sep 2016 #47

Your point is well taken, Frodo. Nitram Sep 2016 #51

Giving people food when they are hungry is not hazardous Cicada Sep 2016 #54

No it would not be unethical Cicada Sep 2016 #53

Unethical and dishonest. Orrex Sep 2016 #55

So just let them starve. Good ethical choice. Cicada Sep 2016 #62

Ah, yes. The false dichotomy. Classic! Orrex Sep 2016 #64

This is sick madokie Sep 2016 #8

Two words: Tuskeegee Experiment. nolabear Sep 2016 #16

Um............... Dorian Gray Sep 2016 #25

Seriously? That would be incredibly unethical. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2016 #30

Like the Quaker Oats radioactive oatmeal experiment? suffragette Sep 2016 #31

Jesus H Chrysler. I'd never heard of that one. Thanks for posting it. Maru Kitteh Sep 2016 #36

I learned about it years ago on DU. suffragette Sep 2016 #39

It is an excellent example of the powerful using the weak as "disposable" people Maru Kitteh Sep 2016 #41

I wish I could recommend your post. It is absolutely spot on. suffragette Sep 2016 #42

Ethics classes in high school Maru Kitteh Sep 2016 #34

Won't help the psychopaths womanofthehills Sep 2016 #60

so it would seem nt Maru Kitteh Sep 2016 #65

Guacamole tymorial Sep 2016 #3

Guac Dorian Gray Sep 2016 #26

Your post shows how well the propaganda has worked. You cannot put Betty Crocker frosting Chakab Sep 2016 #15

It makes sense Dorian Gray Sep 2016 #27

Eating well isn't too difficult Dorian Gray Sep 2016 #28

Hemp oil Warren DeMontague Sep 2016 #44

Many people don't know sugar raises triglycerides/cholesterol wishstar Sep 2016 #5

How did you manage to eliminate sugar? SunSeeker Sep 2016 #14

It's easier than you think. I've been maintaining my weight with a keto diet for a couple of years Chakab Sep 2016 #17

Yes, my doctor said that about the cravings going away when you eliminate sugar. SunSeeker Sep 2016 #22

How about stevia? True Dough Sep 2016 #32

I wish many items were made with it that aren't! I like the taste, and don't notice anything n/t Divine Discontent Sep 2016 #66

It's *in* everything? knightmaar Sep 2016 #18

I have a 12 year old and work full time. SunSeeker Sep 2016 #20

That ain't easy knightmaar Sep 2016 #21

I spent a couple of months on a ketogenic diet recently. I'm hoping to resume it. nolabear Sep 2016 #19

Shop on the outside aisles of the supermarket womanofthehills Sep 2016 #56

I'm going to wait a week until the prevailing wisdom switches 180° again Orrex Sep 2016 #7

When I was a whippersnapper,,,,, Cryptoad Sep 2016 #11

Fortunately I discovered Adele Davis PatSeg Sep 2016 #10

I discovered her than too womanofthehills Sep 2016 #57

Many lessons I've learned from her PatSeg Sep 2016 #63

high-fructose corn syrup Botany Sep 2016 #13

Yuck! Lots of trains in my area with tank cars full of corn syrup womanofthehills Sep 2016 #58

How about you just eat smaller portions, snack less and exercise more? Tommy_Carcetti Sep 2016 #23

Different people have different dietary issues. GliderGuider Sep 2016 #24

There are plenty of other sources that confirm this research. Blue Idaho Sep 2016 #29

Remember when we were told to avoid egg yokes - we were just supposed to eat the white womanofthehills Sep 2016 #59

Industry sucks, but this is a more balanced take on the story. HuckleB Sep 2016 #33

Well how am I supposed to panic when you post level-headed stuff like this? Orrex Sep 2016 #35

Lolz! Reasonable people SUCK! Maru Kitteh Sep 2016 #38

Apparently you can still get angry! HuckleB Sep 2016 #40

Actually Novella is in with industry womanofthehills Sep 2016 #61

Well, it sort of does, but all saturated fats aren't alike Warpy Sep 2016 #37

One of the researchers went on to help create US dietary guidelines suffragette Sep 2016 #43

Sugar Coated (documentary) Locrian Sep 2016 #52