A low-carb food isn’t useful on its own because, as you pointed out, the fat/calorie count is usually huge. However, if you can stick to a full ketogenic diet, low-carb actually works for weight loss - ketosis isn’t dependent on a caloric deficit. Yes, most casual-but-dedicated dieters are still going to mess up other things with bad fats and excessive salts like making jerky roll ups in mozzarella dough while forgetting to stuff themselves with vegetables. Your body will take a few days to figure out how it’s supposed to get energy if you’re not supplementing with dietary sugars, but it does eventually. So while yes I roll my eyes at too many requests for low-carb items, I have to appreciate their misunderstanding resulting in my improved food options.
Because that’s how I dropped 40lbs in 6 months without changing anything else in my life and while still having tasty food without guilt. 235>195 5’10 M
BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 5 months ago
Except the way fat is metabolized is far better for you than what’s been paraded as “healthy”.
I’d sooner eat a high fat diet than even moderate carb or any kind of low fat diet.
Got diabetes in the family, I could lecture on how to manage it with diet (Type II), I’ve read so much research over the decades. Fat is crucial for stabilizing blood glucose.
For an introduction, read “The Zone” by Barry Sears (the 1994 book, nothing else called the Zone, the rest is marketing garbage). It explains (indirectly) why a high fat diet isn’t the Bad Thing we’ve been lead to believe.
jol@discuss.tchncs.de 5 months ago
Fat is crucial definitely. But even more important is fiber.
yeahiknow3@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 months ago
So I just want to make clear to everyone who hasn’t read the scientific literature, every empirical claim this ignoramus said is false^
I don’t know why people treat food as a religion, but it’s really fucking annoying.
otp@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
They didn’t specify saturated fats, but I didn’t look up the book, so it may have.
yeahiknow3@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 months ago
Forum discussions around food is a biochemists personal hell. No offense, but you’re all dumb as shit.