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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When she asks for more, give her raw veggies to munch on. The sound will signal to her brain that she's eating, the munching motion will make her mouth feel like she's eating, and she'll get more food in her belly in case her body truly IS hungry.

[b]But don't give more starches[/b]. [/quote]

Stupid is as stupid does.  Calories are calories.

Starches or carbs don't cause weight gain.  Over consumption of calories does.  [/quote]

You don't seem to understand much about what the body does.  Yes, calories are calories.  And the important net is that you try to use the same calories as you consume.  That's a basic principle.  But if you don't burn the same calories as you consume, it matters a great deal what type of calories went into the excess.

Carbohydrates are great for energy.  You body basically converts starches (complex sugars) into basic sugars and uses that to create energy for whatever you do, from autonomous functions to athletics, to calorie burning work (like digging ditches or moving furniture).  If your body has excess sugar in the system that isn't being used, like if you are doing something sedentary, then it converts the glucose to glycogen.  If you consume more and it has more glucose, then it burns that.  If your body has excess glycogen and doesn't seem to be using it, it will convert glycogen to fat.  If your body consumes all of the glucose that it has available and you don't eat more, it will convert glycogen back to glucose.  If it doesn't have glycogen, it will convert fat back to glycogen then back to glucose.  Sounds simple and sounds like its just the same process in reverse.  The truth though is that it is much easier for your body to convert glucose->glycogen->fat.  It takes a lot of work to make your body do the reverse process, so it is much easier to put on weight than take it off.

Conversely, calories from proteins break down into amino acids.  Your body doesn't store excess amino acids and when there are more amino acids than needed, the excess go to the liver to be excreted.

Also, white the consumption of adequate fiber is important, you have to be cautious about too much fiber.  If you eat too much of fiber rich foods, it can ultimately be detrimental as the fiber will bind to certain vitamins and minerals and your body will expel more of those.  People with excessively high fiber consumption often end up with vitamin and mineral deficiencies.

So, at a very elementary level, your statement is true, but for people who are consuming more than they are burning, your statement is a false guideline on how to be cautious.[/quote]

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