A reversal on carbs

[Burninator]

Originally Posted by Azure

So, read an article today saying that diabetes will be a huge drain on the health care system in the future. Or an even bigger drain.

How much of that could be avoided if people were educated how to eat right? Just the other day I read an article from a certified nutritionist where she said a low-fat diet is the key to losing weight and staying healthy. In 2011, how insane is it that we're still reading crap like that? She never said a single word about carbs, high GI foods, processed carbs, insulin response, good carbs.....nothing. Nothing about whole grains, nothing about the differences in fat, and nothing about eating more protein.

Just low fat.

Well most people don't even follow the low fat part let alone those other dozen things. Gotta start somewhere I guess.

[TheSutterDynasty]

Originally Posted by BigBrodieFan

Just wondering- did the article list her credentials, what constitutes a 'certified nutritionist' I wonder. I mean, here in the States, a 'certified nutritionist' can be anyone who goes to a 7 day certification course- I assume in Canada it's entirely different. I would guess it would be much more difficult to get 'certification?'

I don't like that people who are looking for real help have to sort through so many 'opinions.' Sounds like you're more qualified to write the article

You're right, in Canada being a 'nutritionist' means absolutely nothing. Someone with education in nutrition becomes certified and is called a Registered Dietician.

Originally Posted by Azure

How much of that could be avoided if people were educated how to eat right? Just the other day I read an article from a certified nutritionist where she said a low-fat diet is the key to losing weight and staying healthy. In 2011, how insane is it that we're still reading crap like that? She never said a single word about carbs, high GI foods, processed carbs, insulin response, good carbs.....nothing. Nothing about whole grains, nothing about the differences in fat, and nothing about eating more protein.

Just low fat.

There is evidence to suggest that if you're going to change your diet in just one way, reducing fat will do the most good. That is likely based on the fact that 1g = 9 kcal vs 1g of carbs = 4kcal.

Keep in mind that anyone can write an article. There are even highly educated quacks who write nonsense. Your best bet is to find articles with references to studies, or read studies themselves.

[Azure]

Originally Posted by BigBrodieFan

Just wondering- did the article list her credentials, what constitutes a 'certified nutritionist' I wonder. I mean, here in the States, a 'certified nutritionist' can be anyone who goes to a 7 day certification course- I assume in Canada it's entirely different. I would guess it would be much more difficult to get 'certification?'

I don't like that people who are looking for real help have to sort through so many 'opinions.' Sounds like you're more qualified to write the article

I'm not sure. The article came from a Readers Digest magazine.

Which is even more scarier because a lot of Canadians will read it.

[Rathji]

The thing is, even a registered and educated dietician or nutritionalist will only be as good as their training and experiences.

Someone who was educated in the 70's will have a different view on healthy eating than someone educated in the 90's, even if both keep on top of studies etc. The core of their knowledge is based on thinking that was thought to be valid for a long time and now has been shown to be less than effective.

[Azure]

Originally Posted by Rathji

The thing is, even a registered and educated dietician or nutritionalist will only be as good as their training and experiences.

Someone who was educated in the 70's will have a different view on healthy eating than someone educated in the 90's, even if both keep on top of studies etc. The core of their knowledge is based on thinking that was thought to be valid for a long time and now has been shown to be less than effective.

The problem I have with that is I'm not even reading studies, or scientific research. LA Times articles are about as mainstream as you can get.

The research itself isn't hard to find. If one is actually worried about their eating habits, or even about what they tell their 'clients'....they'll try to keep up to date with what science is saying.

Going back to the other post, the problem I have with suggesting low-fat is that people tend to stay away from protein(meat) and eat more carbs because carbs have less fat than meat.

Saturated fats have been vilified to the point where there still are people out there that think any kind of carb is better than a good steak.

[TurnedTheCorner]

If I want to lose weight, should I eat more? Or eat less? I always forget...

[To Be Quite Honest]

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[scotty2hotty]

Originally Posted by To Be Quite Honest

My woman and I are starting this. We will let you know how it works out.

http://fourhourbody.com/

I've been reading that as well.

Let us know your progress!