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Anonymous wrote:Op - do what works for you. Many of the folks on DCUM are in denial about how bodies (and metabolisms) change as you get older. You need to cut carbs because your body no longer processes carbs the way that it used to. Your metabolism has changed due in large part to your genetic makeup. It's not all in your head, it's biological. Why people don't get that is beyond me. Like I said - denial. If it's not true for them it can not be true for you. Because if it is true for you then that must mean that our bodies actually do change as we age.....which can't be true! I mean I still look 29 don't I?? Bleh.
Um, is there any research to support that the issue is specific to carbs? Because my understanding is that as you age, your metabolism slows down. Simple as that. Part of it is losing muscle and bone density, and part of it is probably hormonal (why menopause hits some women particularly hard). I don't think it is carb-specific. I think that you either have to adjust what you eat or you have to increase certain kinds of activity.
But I do think there is a genetic component and a hormonal element, but I don't think it has to do with carbs.
I also think different things work for different people. The problem is that people come here asking for strangers on the internet to tell them what to eat or why they're not losing weight. So, yeah, they're going to get a bunch of people telling them what works for them. But then they get defensive and upset, but they are the ones who asked for the advice.
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