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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The Washington Post just published an editorial on a new scientific theory about weight gain that is fascinating, and pretty supportive of the material in the original article from this thread: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/07/28/obesity-carbohydrates-insulin-calories-fat/

In particular, this:

"This is a different model of obesity, the carbohydrate-insulin model. This theory puts the blame for rising levels of obesity on the processed, fast-digesting carbs that flooded our diets during the low-fat diet craze — white bread, white rice, prepared breakfast cereals, potato products and sugary foods. It posits that consumption of these carbohydrates raises insulin levels too high and produces other hormonal changes that program our body to store extra fat.

Looked at this way, obesity isn’t an overeating problem, it’s a calorie distribution problem — too many calories from each meal being siphoned off into fat tissue and too few remaining in the blood to satisfy the energy needs of the body. Consequently, our brains make us feel hungrier sooner after eating to compensate for those sequestered calories. [b]If we try to ignore hunger and restrict calories, the body conserves energy by slowing metabolism.[/b] In this sense, obesity is a state of starvation amid plenty."[/quote]

It’s not just highly processed carbs though. It’s all carbs. The highly processed stuff is just more prevalent. I’ve been maintaining my weight and adding back in things like baked potato, sweet potatoes, brown rice or whole wheat bread will bring my weight back up too. To maintain my weight I still need to just get my carbs from low or lower carb veggies and fruit like spinach, cabbage, lettuce, tomatoes, peppers, zucchini, asparagus, raspberries, strawberries etc.[/quote]

No, it isn't all carbs - we've known for years that different types of carbs affect our blood sugar in different ways (see the glycemic index).  The theory here is that certain carbs - including most highly processed foods - are what messes with insulin and other hormones.  And then of *everything* you eat, more is stored as fat than is necessary.  And once those hormones are out of whack, they may never go back, which is why all carbs cause you to gain weight.  But its only certain carbs that trigger the changes to begin with.[/quote]

Good point. I would add that the other culprit in highly processed carbs are the fake highly processed seed oils.  The way they are created is toxic and they are toxic to our bodies.  Soybean and canola oil in particular and they are in everything processed even whole wheat bread.  I think it will come out in the near future that these toxic oils are really messing with our hormones too. Think about it- the oils created to give food longer shelf life is not hurting our bodies???

Think back to the 60's and 70's and long before when these highly processed foods weren't everywhere, there was not this much obesity.  And people did not exercise as much as they do today!  It's so much more than people not having control.

And yes, too much sugar and fructose is a big problem.

BUT I'd also add that in past generations when animal fats like butter and lard were more prevalent and we ate a balanced diet including meat, vegetables, starches like potatoes and fruits we were healthier too. And going too low fat in addition to creating these toxic oils was the perfect storm.  But I'm sure that will make most people's heads here explode.

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Lifespans were lower then, too.[/quote]

Nah.  The blue zones, the longest lived people, eat lots of carbs and oils - but the right oils.  They also eat lots of fiber, and overall low calorie and/or low calorie density diet.  [/quote]

They also eat lots of pork.
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