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I read it. I'm with talloolia. Who knows what to believe any more. I try to do everything in moderation -- with some foods more limited than others. But if I can eat well 80 percent of the time, I'll just have to keep reminding myself to not freak out about the rest.
I'm not trying to RUSH myself into the grave with what I eat. But I just can't stress about it any more than I already do.
That's the idea. I've been fortunate to find the data that clears everything up, so I can see the opinion article for the propaganda it is.
The anti-carb movement is to counter the recent move away from meat(Meat ind. profits dropping), and big-meat-eaters not wanting to be wrong.
But the Chinese(grain-based eaters) - and monkeys and horses - aren't fat, and don't all have insulin resistance or diabetes "3".
As for brain health: The thin healthier Chinese(smartest people) are buying up(taking over) the US(which eats much higher fat).
Those Chinese "buying up" the globe are the .5%, not the laundry-ladies of Guangzhou.
Further, the Chinese diet is not rice rice rice. The traditional "square meal" of China is/was 1 part rice/grain, three parts vegetables, and one part meat/plant protein (depending on household finances).
This is in contrast with the typical American meal of a massive portion of meat, a heap of carbs, and a minuscule garnish of vegetables (if any).
The populations with high carbohydrate consumption, whether from grains or potatoes, do not have increased rates of brain diseases compared to the western world....instead its the opposite. The high carbohydrate populations have low rates of brain disease.....along with other diseases.
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Originally Posted by Amelorn
Further, the Chinese diet is not rice rice rice. The traditional "square meal" of China is/was 1 part rice/grain, three parts vegetables, and one part meat/plant protein (depending on household finances).
A traditional Chinese meal contains more rice than this, traditionally they eat large amounts of grains. You have to get your calories from somewhere, vegetables are low calorie and can't contribute that much to your overall calorie needs. For that you need starchy foods, sugary foods, protein rich foods or fatty foods. The Chinese, traditionally, have relied on starchy and sugary foods far more than protein rich and fatty foods.
I probably shouldn't comment as I'm only a third through the book Grain Brain..but I will anyhow..lol.
What' I've learned so far is that it's not all carbs that cause us problems and disease, but carbs that contain gluten--mainly wheat, which is all so common in our Western diets.
Asians eat rice, true, but it's gluten-free. As is corn, buckwheat, quinoa, and some other grains (carbs). Potatoes are gluten-free.
If you've been noticing a lot of new gluten-free foods in the marketplace, this is why.
Me, I'm going to cut back a lot on gluten foods...and eat more protein and veggies--including eggs...it's how I like to eat anyhow, so no big deal.
As for pizza, which I love, I've just discovered a new pizza crust mix that's gluten-fee--so I can have my pie and still reduce my gluten consumption.
I think some of the "experts" get a little crazy on the no-grain thing, but there isn't any doubt that grain is amazingly different today v. a few hundred years ago (or, for that matter, only 50 years ago) and there definitely isn't any doubt that we eat way, way, way too many processed foods in general...and that many of those processed foods are wheat-based.
And we're not healthy.
Yes, I believe there's a tie-in and there is some good science behind what wheat can do to some people - perhaps many people - physiologically. But I'm cautious about the extremely militant "experts" - read ALL the studies you can get your hands on, not just a list of studies from any one anti-wheat guru.
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