http://www.nutritionresearchcenter.org/healthnews/why-is-weight-loss-a-billion-dollar-industry/ Whole Food Supplements Fri, 10 Dec 2010 07:37:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.nutritionresearchcenter.org/healthnews/why-is-weight-loss-a-billion-dollar-industry/comment-page-1/#comment-1622 admin Sun, 29 Nov 2009 18:22:14 +0000 http://nutritionresearchcenter.org/healthnews/?p=1883#comment-1622 Carbohydrates are more and more being shown to have negative health effects. They create more metabolic toxins, are stored as fat when unused, have a deleterious effect on the pancreas, and create inflammation. True, calories are important, but maybe more important are the types of calories. Some foods are easier to metabolize than others. It would be better to eat 1000 calories of vegetables than 1000 calories of pasta or cake. Read Life Without Bread for more on this. Carbohydrates are more and more being shown to have negative health effects. They create more metabolic toxins, are stored as fat when unused, have a deleterious effect on the pancreas, and create inflammation. True, calories are important, but maybe more important are the types of calories. Some foods are easier to metabolize than others. It would be better to eat 1000 calories of vegetables than 1000 calories of pasta or cake. Read Life Without Bread for more on this.

]]> http://www.nutritionresearchcenter.org/healthnews/why-is-weight-loss-a-billion-dollar-industry/comment-page-1/#comment-1435 Ashley Chrisinger Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:35:22 +0000 http://nutritionresearchcenter.org/healthnews/?p=1883#comment-1435 I disagree with fact #3 about eating fewer foods rich in carbohydrates. Fat protein and carbohydrates are all stored as fat if eaten in excess of what the body uses. However, carbohydrates break down quicker than fat or protein. As a result your body may feel hungry sooner after eating a carbohydrate rich meal than it would had that meal been high in fat or protein. It still boils down to a balance between calories consumed and calories burned. I disagree with fact #3 about eating fewer foods rich in carbohydrates. Fat protein and carbohydrates are all stored as fat if eaten in excess of what the body uses.
However, carbohydrates break down quicker than fat or protein. As a result your body may feel hungry sooner after eating a carbohydrate rich meal than it would had that meal been high in fat or protein.
It still boils down to a balance between calories consumed and calories burned.

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