It really is. The govt will tell you that 'whole grain' is good for you when the reality is most of that food spikes your blood sugar more than eating table sugar!
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It really is. The govt will tell you that 'whole grain' is good for you when the reality is most of that food spikes your blood sugar more than eating table sugar!
I saw a test of shredded wheat and table sugar. SW was higher on the glycemic index than pure table sugar.
Lol. Keep going.
This is exactly right. I suffer from a couple of metabolic disorders, one of which is called Hyperlipidemia, so I unfortunately know a little something about it. Eating high cholesterol and high saturated fat foods in the days before a blood test can affect the results of that test, but it is not a good indication of your body's production of lipids. Eating a high carb load diet can also have an effect on triglyceride levels (liver converts excess carbs to fats); and if the trig levels are high enough, it virtually negates the test's ability to accuately measure cholesterol. For someone like me, regular labs include more detailed tests that measure cholesteral partical size and such.
A good visual of how your body processes a high fat diet is to go to a blood bank, and look at the settled donation bags. You can visually see that as the blood cells settle to the bottom of the bag, some of the remaining plasma is clear, and for some of the donors, it is cloudy. The latter are the folks who had fried chicken for dinner, or had a burger and fries for lunch... it's that dramatic. It's a short term affect, though. In short, a high fat/high cholesteral diet certainly has an impact upon your body, but it doesn't any affect upon you're body's production of cholesterol; your diet definitely has an impact upon triglyceride levels, which left unchecked, can lead to other metabolic complications.
Yeah, wheat bread/whole wheat is actually pretty high on the GI scale: 71. Whole grain is still high at 51. The only time you want the insulin spike is PWO, where you want to shuttle the nutrients to the muscle as fast as possible. Like milk/dairy, wheat bread is so . . . well . . . inflammatory.
My wife is doing Paleo, and has lost some weight. As a result of this diet, there are fewer simple carbs around the house, which has actually helped me, too. I've lost about 10 pounds (230 to 220) and really haven't changed much else. My labs look the best they have in a decade.
I would personally like the thank ATL for starting this thread and all of you for posting the advice. I had been debating posting something like this for awhile but have been alittle embarrassed. I have been trying to get ahold of my life and unhealthy ways for awhile and really am making the jump now. Been quit smoking for 3 months now and am trying to start eating better and taking vitamins. I do have a few questions for the gurus.....1. I see everyone saying how grains are super bad but if I prefer a sandwich for lunch, then whats a good alternative for the bread? Also 2. Whats a good bar for a snack in the middle of the day? Like cliff bars or whatever? not really a supplement but just something that isn't bad for me and I can eat with some fruit to help get through the rest of the day.
Dear god. The bro-science and mens fitness esque advice in this thread is rustling my jimmies beyond repair, they may never be the same. Everyone please go away and leave this young man alone.
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brb you don't have to eat cardboard
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brb you don't have to eat 6 meals a day
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PM me if you want to take the red pill and get shredded.
brb you don't have to eat cardboard
brb you don't have to do mass amounts of cardio
brb you don't have to eat 6 meals a day
brb pm me and you'll learn more in 5 exchanges than you would surfing the internet for a year
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