Food for thought

[RobertMac]

I thought I'd bring this over from the Bull Session for those that don't go over to the 'dark side'. :wink: These points are very important to your and your family's health...and are very well documented in the book. IMHO, the most important book every written on diet and its effect on health.

From Gary Taubes "Good Calories, Bad Calories"....

As I emerge from this research, though, certain conclusions seem inescapable to me, based on the existing knowledge:

1. Dietary fat, whether saturated or not, is not a cause of obesity, heart disease, or any other chronic disease of civilization.

2. The problem is the carbohydrates in the diet, their effect on insulin secretion, and thus the hormonal regulation of homoeostasis-the entire harmonic ensemble of the human body. The more easily digestible and refined the carbohydrates, the greater the effect on our health, weight, and well-being.

3. Sugars-sucrose and high-fructose corn syrup specifically-are particularly harmful, probably because the combination of fructose and glucose simultaneously elevates insulin levels while overloading the liver with carbohydrates.

4. Through their direct effect on insulin and blood sugar, refined carbohydrates, starches, and sugars are the dietary cause of coronary heart disease and diabetes. They are most likely the dietary cause of cancer, Alzheimer's disease, and the other chronic diseases of civilization.

5. Obesity is a disorder of excess fat accumulation, not overeating, and not sedentary behavior.

6. Consuming excess calories does not cause us to grow fatter, any more than it causes a child to grow taller. Expending more energy than we consume does not lead to long-term weight loss; it leads to hunger.

7. Fattening and obesity are caused by an imbalance- a disequilibrium- in the hormonal regulation of adipose tissue and fat metabolism. Fat synthesis and storage exceed the mobilization of fat from the adipose tissue and its subsequent oxidation. We become leaner when the hormonal regulation of the fat tissue reverses this balance.

8. Insulin is the primary regulator of fat storage. When insulin levels are elevated- either chronically or after a meal--we accumulate fat in our fat tissue. When insulin levels fall, we release fat from our fat tissue and use it for fuel.

9. By stimulating insulin secretion, carbohydrates make us fat and ultimately cause obesity. The fewer carbohydrates we consume, the leaner we will be.

10. By driving fat accumulation, carbohydrates also increase hunger and decrease the amount of energy we expend in metabolism and physical activity.

Why is NCBA/CBB promoting ONLY a 3 oz. serving (size of a deck of cards) of LEAN beef?

It is because in the late 1960s Ancel Keys put forth a hypothesis that saturated fats caused high cholesterol which cause heart disease. The problem is his Seven Countries Study that was the basis for this hypothesis was flawed!

Let me put it in rancher terms...
In the spring after calving season, a group of ranchers talk about their calving percentages. One neighbor claims over 95% calving percentage. But he didn't figure in the 10% of exposed cows that were culled in the fall because they were open. So his hypothesis of a 95% calving was a flawed hypothesis.
It was the same for Ancel Keys's Seven Countries Study(and other studies used to support it)...when only these seven countries were included, the data is accurate, BUT when a dozen other countries are looked at, the association of saturated fats and heart disease falls apart. Contradicting data is ignored to accept this saturated fat/cholesterol "is bad for humans" hypothesis. The truth is that saturated animal fats has been a major part of the human diet for millions of years...if this flawed hypothesis were true, humans would be extinct by now!!!!

 

[Soapweed]

I thought I'd bring this over from the Bull Session for those that don't go over to the 'dark side'. :wink: These points are very important to your and your family's health...and are very well documented in the book. IMHO, the most important book every written on diet and its effect on health.

From Gary Taubes "Good Calories, Bad Calories"....

As I emerge from this research, though, certain conclusions seem inescapable to me, based on the existing knowledge:

1. Dietary fat, whether saturated or not, is not a cause of obesity, heart disease, or any other chronic disease of civilization.

2. The problem is the carbohydrates in the diet, their effect on insulin secretion, and thus the hormonal regulation of homoeostasis-the entire harmonic ensemble of the human body. The more easily digestible and refined the carbohydrates, the greater the effect on our health, weight, and well-being.

3. Sugars-sucrose and high-fructose corn syrup specifically-are particularly harmful, probably because the combination of fructose and glucose simultaneously elevates insulin levels while overloading the liver with carbohydrates.

4. Through their direct effect on insulin and blood sugar, refined carbohydrates, starches, and sugars are the dietary cause of coronary heart disease and diabetes. They are most likely the dietary cause of cancer, Alzheimer's disease, and the other chronic diseases of civilization.

5. Obesity is a disorder of excess fat accumulation, not overeating, and not sedentary behavior.

6. Consuming excess calories does not cause us to grow fatter, any more than it causes a child to grow taller. Expending more energy than we consume does not lead to long-term weight loss; it leads to hunger.

7. Fattening and obesity are caused by an imbalance- a disequilibrium- in the hormonal regulation of adipose tissue and fat metabolism. Fat synthesis and storage exceed the mobilization of fat from the adipose tissue and its subsequent oxidation. We become leaner when the hormonal regulation of the fat tissue reverses this balance.

8. Insulin is the primary regulator of fat storage. When insulin levels are elevated- either chronically or after a meal--we accumulate fat in our fat tissue. When insulin levels fall, we release fat from our fat tissue and use it for fuel.

9. By stimulating insulin secretion, carbohydrates make us fat and ultimately cause obesity. The fewer carbohydrates we consume, the leaner we will be.

10. By driving fat accumulation, carbohydrates also increase hunger and decrease the amount of energy we expend in metabolism and physical activity.

Why is NCBA/CBB promoting ONLY a 3 oz. serving (size of a deck of cards) of LEAN beef?

It is because in the late 1960s Ancel Keys put forth a hypothesis that saturated fats caused high cholesterol which cause heart disease. The problem is his Seven Countries Study that was the basis for this hypothesis was flawed!

Let me put it in rancher terms...
In the spring after calving season, a group of ranchers talk about their calving percentages. One neighbor claims over 95% calving percentage. But he didn't figure in the 10% of exposed cows that were culled in the fall because they were open. So his hypothesis of a 95% calving was a flawed hypothesis.
It was the same for Ancel Keys's Seven Countries Study(and other studies used to support it)...when only these seven countries were included, the data is accurate, BUT when a dozen other countries are looked at, the association of saturated fats and heart disease falls apart. Contradicting data is ignored to accept this saturated fat/cholesterol "is bad for humans" hypothesis. The truth is that saturated animal fats has been a major part of the human diet for millions of years...if this flawed hypothesis were true, humans would be extinct by now!!!!

Good post, RobertMac. And you do have a point about the NCBA not promoting eating larger-sized portions.

Going off on another tangent, this is exactly why I don't pay attention to EPDs and other marketing ploys. :wink: B.S. can be boxed up in many attractive packages, and numbers can be manipulated.

Last week, I started out on the Atkins diet. It is a fairly tasty diet, because you can have all the meat you want. For example, yesterday I had dinner (lunch to some folks) at the local cafe. It consisted of a large hamburger steak, two slices of bacon, two fried eggs, and good old Sandhills water to drink. I complimented the cook and said that it was cool to have such a tasty and filling dinner and still be on a diet. I have lost nine pounds in nine days.

 

[Jassy]

Good job Soapweed...You'll do well on this diet...I've watched carbs for 3yrs now and have stayed in my "zone"...and since I love beef, I'm never starving for a good steak or hamburgar...the only thing I miss is my CHOCOLATE!

 

[lazy ace]

Congratulations Soapweed but I would bet if you lock your keys in your pickup everyday and had to walk home the pounds would go quicker! :wink: :lol:

Sorry that was a cheap shot but way to go on the diet.

have a good one

lazy ace

 

[Big Muddy rancher]

Congratulations Soapweed but I would bet if you lock your keys in your pickup everyday and had to walk home the pounds would go quicker! :wink: :lol:

Sorry that was a cheap shot but way to go on the diet.

have a good one

lazy ace

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[Soapweed]

Congratulations Soapweed but I would bet if you lock your keys in your pickup everyday and had to walk home the pounds would go quicker! :wink: :lol:

Sorry that was a cheap shot but way to go on the diet.

have a good one

lazy ace

I think you are very right, lazy ace, but it is sure easier to eat steaks disguised as "a diet" than it is to excercise. :wink:

 

[PureCountry]

Great post RobertMac. I've read similar material elsewhere. It's like so many other things in society.....one decade they're good for us, the next decade they're considered a plague, then they come back in style because a different scientific "expert" discovers something that was overlooked. It's hard to believe in science when it contradicts itself at every corner. The underlying key is that all science, in it's simplest form, is still just human interpretation and perception. Which is never 100% factual.

As for the diet stuff you guys are talking about, I'm on one now too. At 6am I get up with the baby, 6:30 the 2yr old, and 7:00 the preschooler. It works great - you chase them around so much through the day that you forget to eat!! :lol: :lol: :lol: