Low fat or low carb? (vegetables, carbohydrates, working out, calorie)

[CAVA1990]

Originally Posted by tickyul

Ack, everything nowadays causes cancer. If I eat bacon what should I do.....worry about another source of cancer in my life???

Well at least don't heat it up in a tupperware container.

[tickyul]

Originally Posted by CAVA1990

Well at least don't heat it up in a tupperware container.

Oh yeah, that's right.............bpa..............man boobs.

[Sweet*Tea]

Originally Posted by CAVA1990

I was a regular bacon eater but cut way back after reading about the link between nitrites and colon cancer. That bad stuff's found in almost all process meat so probably good to limit how much of that you consume. Atkins advises against eating processed meats, probably for good reason.

You can buy bacon without nitrates. Hot dogs too.

[CAVA1990]

Originally Posted by JLlovesRaleighwood

You can buy bacon without nitrates. Hot dogs too.

Nope. Even if it says "nitrate free" that's not really true. I thought the same thing until i read this:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/02/bu...g.html?_r=4&hp

Read it and weep. I did.

[Sweet*Tea]

Originally Posted by CAVA1990

Nope. Even if it says "nitrate free" that's not really true. I thought the same thing until i read this:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/02/bu...g.html?_r=4&hp

Read it and weep. I did.

Now why did you have to go and spoil it for me?

By the way, I could not access the article. Can you sum it up for me?

[Sweet*Tea]

Never mind Cava. I think I found the article. Did it talk about celery juice?

[CAVA1990]

Originally Posted by JLlovesRaleighwood

Never mind Cava. I think I found the article. Did it talk about celery juice?

Yeah that's the one.

[lemon&lime]

Originally Posted by yankeegirl313

Which is your preference?

Neither. Actually my diet is still fairly low in carbs most days but low fat is bad news.

[DewDropInn]

I've eaten low fat for over 30 years and it absolutely works for me.

Every body is different. Find what works for you and stick with it.

[texan2yankee]

According to the recently published National Health and Nutritional Examination Study, American obesity rates as a percentage of the total population tripled from about 12% in 1975 to 34% in 2006.

As a percentage of our diets, carbohydrate consumption increased 10%, while both fat and protein consumption dropped 10% during this same period of time.

This is just one study. There are dozens of them implicating excess carbohydrate consumpution as a percentage of American diets as the reason for obesity, not high fat.

Give me the juicy burger with an extra slab of butter anytime with a side salad of lettuce, onions, tomatoes, chopped vegs and a vinegarette dressing. Hold the bun and french fries. Low carb for me.