Vegies would be my pick for the food we should consume most.
Sadly it rarely occurs.
Vegies would be my pick for the food we should consume most.
Sadly it rarely occurs.
How am I contradicting myself?
I believe that we should get most of our food sources from meats, animal fats, nuts, fatty fish, oils, avocados, eggs etc
Of course when your not dieting add some forms of carbs in there, oats, rice, pasta etc - this changes from person to person though - I know some guys that can eat 500g+ of carbs everyday - if I look at a bowl of rice I put on weight - use your common sense, and get to know your body.
This is simply my personal view - and before you ask no I don't have an article backing it up, no I don't have a university study, no I don't have blind trials.
First you say balanced diet. Then you go on about how keto is the way most people should eat. Keto is anything but balanced.
What are blind trials. Do you have to skull a bottle of vodka before you do the trial.
Sure meats, nuts, oils are great but why are they any better than grains, potatoes, fruits, veggies and rice.
Rice isn't making you put on weight excess calories is.
People react differently to different kinds of food.
When I say eat a balanced diet I don't mean 100g of protein, 100g carbs, 100g fat - still eat some carbs but personally I believe the main focus should be fats and proteins even when not dieting....
Why.
Because appearing on a TV show means it is a per reviewed and generally accepted scientific theory.
Protein for muscle repair
Carbohydrates for muscle growth
Carbs never built a single muscle cell. Ever. Fill it with glycogen, yes. But build it? Nope. They are made up of amino acids and fat.
You don't even need carbs to fill the cell. Fat and protein can be converted to glycogen. It just takes a little more energy to do so, helping with fat loss by using up calories.
I actually set it to record a week ago and watched it last Thursday on ABC.
You just confirmed my point; athletes benefit from carbs. I would certainly class weight lifters or gym rats in the athlete category opposed to a long distant runner category. Lifting heavy weights require relatively short bursts of intense force. Yes, fats and protein will provide energy to do this, but it isn't optimal. It's one of the reasons pre and intra workouts are loaded up with carbs and some sugars.
Try it yourself. Have 3 low carb days in a low to deplete glycogen and do an intense workout. You'll have no where near the energy compared to consuming carbs and sugars before the same workout.
Insulin is a growth hormone. You can eat lettuce if you want post workout which will barely trigger an insulin response. Or you could eat carbs pre and post workout to trigger a greater insulin response, which is exactly what you want after breaking down your body in the gym so your body gets the signal to grow.
Its got nothing to do with appearing on TV. Everything presented there is old news, well and truly tried and tested science. What the TV program was highlighting is that low carb not only works but the food pyramid that has been trumpeted since the 50's is arse backward, pushed by the big food producers.
What was interesting about the examples shown, they included both athletes (one of them a professional) and "Joe Average" non athletes. All found positive health benefits to using a low carb diet.
Red meat, bacon, butter, etc. Results were better cholesterol results, body fat loss and, with the diabetic, much improved health markers.
If you want to use carbs as part of your diet, knock yourself out. They are fun. Just not necessary.
woody,
just curious, I am still eating 50% carbs.
What do you suggest as split between 3 groups (protein, fats and carbs).
I want to get down to 86kg for masters 200m by early March 2015. Currently 91.5kg
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