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^^Read The Zone by Barry Sears. I think he says carbs are stored in the liver. In any case, I think Jennifer Hudson meant that she avoided carbs for a few days before the awards ceremony & the media misconstrued it.
Barry Sears = The Zone (http://www.gregcaton.com/lumen/sears.htm - broken link)
At any given moment, the average American adult carries a minimum of 100,000 calories of stored body fat. That's the equivalent of 1,700 pancakes. The Zone Diet (and we will discuss the Lumen Foods version in a moment allows people to access this massive amount of energy which is already stored in the body.
Barry Sears = The Zone (http://www.gregcaton.com/lumen/sears.htm - broken link)
At any given moment, the average American adult carries a minimum of 100,000 calories of stored body fat. That's the equivalent of 1,700 pancakes. The Zone Diet (and we will discuss the Lumen Foods version in a moment allows people to access this massive amount of energy which is already stored in the body.
That doesn't prove anything except for the fact that excess carbohydrates are mostly stored as fat. Whether you want to believe it or not, the fact is that we burn through carbohydrates much faster than fat. We can have years of fat accumulation but it's not the same with carbs. I've never heard anyone having a large reserve of carbohydrates except for diabetics and even then our bodies try to eliminate the excess carbs (I'm a diabetic so I should know).
If you don't believe me then take a gander at the link.
In addition to particular storage sites and sources, there also is only a limited amount of carbohydrates that can be stored in the body. While body fat can be stored in almost unlimited supply, carbohydrates cannot.
I don't think that we should go crazy on the carbs, but eliminating them all together is silly.
Barry Sears advocates about 100 grams from day 1, mostly from low glycemic sources. His diet is good if you are 25-35. After 35 I think reducing grains & starches to an absolute minimum is a good way to go.
Well, I am pretty sure that I have IR, eat a low fat/high carb meal and I will be ready for a nap in no time. Also I have watched my blood sugar, if I eat a good amount of carbs in meals for extended periods my energy goes way down and my BS goes way up.
Never been formally diagnosed.....but....when I eat low carb I feel so much better, will never go back to a "regular" diet.
Well, I am pretty sure that I have IR, eat a low fat/high carb meal and I will be ready for a nap in no time. Also I have watched my blood sugar, if I eat a good amount of carbs in meals for extended periods my energy goes way down and my BS goes way up.
Never been formally diagnosed.....but....when I eat low carb I feel so much better, will never go back to a "regular" diet.
Hmmmmmm..... sounds just like a lot of other low carb regimes on the market. The Dukan Diet, for example, recommends no more than 1 piece of fruit a day.....for life! I would not need to read this since I have already practiced this for over a decade.
This book isn't a 'regime' or a 'diet' at all...it explains WHY we get fat.
Barry Sears advocates about 100 grams from day 1, mostly from low glycemic sources. His diet is good if you are 25-35. After 35 I think reducing grains & starches to an absolute minimum is a good way to go.
The zone diet is healthy and fairly balanced. Maybe it's healthy because it is balanced. That said, I don't follow it. (I especially like that he says a Snickers bar is a better snack than a carrot.) I think balance and moderation are important and are better than eliminating certain categories of foods.
We're all different, though. One person may struggle to get her weight up to 105 and has never been over 120. (I know the answer to that problem: ice cream.) Most, though, are trying to go the other direction, so the same advice will not apply.
Notice this says excessive carbs are to blame. Not any or all carbs, or even a normal amount of carbs. Excessive. Meaning, if you're eating too much of this thing, it's bad for you.
I'd say that's a pretty d'oh kind of statement. Sort of like when the government decreed that hot coffee is hot.
Not as simple as it sounds anon. The problem is that we've all lost sight of what moderation means. Something tells me that if we all got flashed back into time to 50 or more years ago, we'd all be in for a shock. I remember the first time I actually measured out the portion of cereal that's given out on the side of the box. It was about 1/3 to 1/2 of what I was used to eating.
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