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  1. shekablud

    the talk at about 5:20 about rapid metabolism, ive never bin fat and i eat alot of food and never gain weight but when i was about 16 i started drinking alot of lager and then i put on alot of weight im 19 now, about 3 stone i think.

  2. animalmagnetism69

    The diseases of civilization, which do NOT afflict primitive societies, like diabetes, heart disease, cancer, Alzheimers etc, are a product of the rise of agriculture, which for the first time in history has offered mankind a high starch, high sugar diet, thus causing our epidemic of obesity.

    If you reply to this post, please reply to the points I have raised rather than just calling me names.

    Thanks, David

  3. animalmagnetism69

    It has nothing to do with math, it has to do with how much fat the fat cells are signaled to store. It is primarily carbohydrates that cause elevated insulin levels, and therefore eating carbs causes people to become overweight.

    A good argument can be made that before agriculture (only 5 to 10 thousand years ago) man had very little access to nutritional carbs (excluding fiber). Our primary energy system was based on fatty acids from animal fats and proteins. Our body runs fine on fat.

  4. animalmagnetism69

    Insulin is the only hormonal signal that signals the cells to store fat. Without elevated insulin levels, you can eat any number of calories but never gain weight. I’m sure you have friends that eat like horses, but magically stay thin. I certainly do.

    The reason that our nutritional beliefs have strayed from science is that this basic knowledge of endocrinology was not well understood in the 50s and 60s when the concept of calories became fashionable.

  5. animalmagnetism69

    Whether our fat cells store fat is a function of the hormonal signals that they receive. This is basic endocrinology, there is nothing controversial about this.

    From wikipedia on Insulin:
    “Insulin causes cells in the liver, muscle, and fat tissue to take up glucose from the blood, storing it as glycogen in the liver and muscle, and stopping use of fat as an energy source”

    In simpler words: Insulin signals fat cells to increase capture of fat and simultaneously decreases the release of fat.

  6. animalmagnetism69

    Totally ignorant? Thanks for labeling me. As I said, your information is outdated. If you haven’t read Good Calories, Bad Calories, you need to. It isn’t a diet book, it’s a deep, scholarly and historical look into our nutritional beliefs and their foundation.

    I think you would agree that an adolescent doesn’t get taller based on how many calories they eat. Obviously this is controlled hormonally. The same is true of storage of fat.

  7. MisterNutrition

    no eat meat definitly, 5-6 meals is perfect, eat carbs in the am and throughout the day switch to protein, lots of chicken and red meat, veggies are a waste of time, when counting calories you need to get the most bang for the buck, veg have too many cals for the little nutrition they provide

  8. MisterNutrition

    and fruit can give you diabetes, too much sugar, you even said it yourself. and that energy is fleeting then you crash, meat gives you real energy from prtein, etc and lasts, no crash

  9. MisterNutrition

    actually animal protien is the most useful, soy is garbage, not meant for human consumption, and causes cancer, and many plants lack protein period, you can not get enough from them, and why are you takiking about other animals? we are humans, please stay on topic

  10. MisterNutrition

    incorrect, we do need meat to be healthy, it is the only natural source for creatine and iodine (red meat and fish respectively) so yes we do need it to be healthy, medical fact

  11. MisterNutrition

    ok the lowdown on water, yes cold water will burn a few more calories, however hot water does the same, your body can only absorb anything at body temp, no more no less, so it needs to get to that temp. also water does help with defacation, and the part about burning fat is totally true, need water to digest and move waste, basically water is a miracle your body needs tons of it every day, drink eater and eat meat to be healthy

  12. MisterNutrition

    totally ignorant, can you not do math? dont get on here spreading nonsense. even if you eat the helathiest food on the planet if you eat more calories then you burn you will gain fat, period. if your insulin is out of whack then you can have many iisues, but insulin is not the reason