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Is Fat Really The
Body's Preferred Energy Source? It's a common misconception that the body
can only use glucose for fuel. However, it is also a misconception that,
as the so-called 'experts' say, the body will burn fat in large quantities
only is when insufficient glucose is available as a fuel source.
They say the goal
is to make glucose limitedly available and to restrict carbohydrate consumption
to under 30grams a day. That's a pound of broccoli or spinach at the most
and I have no idea how that's supposed to be enough carbohydrate for an
entire day. These 'experts' continue by suggesting you do exhaustive workouts
to further deplete your liver and bloodstream of glucose and therefore
your muscles of glycogen (stored carbohydrate). At that point, your liver
will supposedly start producing ketones, which they think gives the brain
a fuel to work with.
Leads one to wonder,
because I always thought ketones are converted protein. In other words,
the reason people on low carb diets end up with saggy skin is because
they are using protein more than fat or carbs for their brain and body's
fuels. So the 'experts' are in fact, proving themselves wrong with the
'know how' they believe is making them 'sound' like they know what they
are talking about. Its just TALK. Ketosis and low carb dieting has plenty
of other disadvantages but there seems to be no stopping the current craze.
For one, lard and monounsaturated fats can be the combination for a dieter
and both Atkins and the other programs do not tell you that this is what
their bars and shakes contain.
Another obvious disadvantage
is the food selection. The body NEEDS carbs and this is precisely why
you CRAVE carbs when depleted. If you simply ate cleaner foods instead
of candy, junk and take out items, you wouldn't be as worried about the
way you look or feel anyhow. Another clue something is wrong with a low
carb diet would arise during exercise. If you are not getting stronger
from weight lifting or gaining more endurance from your cardio work, it
is because your muscles use glucose to produce the energy needed for movement.
If you are depleted,
you cannot 'perform' optimally which also affects all other aspects of
life. Think about it. If you lack strength or energy walking for 12 minutes,
HOW in the WORLD could THAT be a sign of GOOD things to come? It definitely
is NOT a good sign. These lo-carb experts say that your strength is easily
regained when carbs are added back to the diet though. Well no 'duh' Sherlock.
If you are WELL NOURISHED you are always going to function CORRECTLY.....
So why intentionally malnourish yourself? To lose fat? Puh-leeze.
And the figures are
all wrong too. According to Atkins, someone like myself weighing 220 pounds
with low body fat would eat 4000 calories a day and require 200 to 250
grams of protein under sensible circumstances to maintain my weight. This
also allows under his plan needing 331 grams of fat to maintain my weight!
Does that sound healthy to you? I do not care if you eat only fish fat
and flax oil all day. How much fat does the body really need before some
of it ends up as TOO MUCH? NOT THAT MUCH. Listen, all diets fall into
only one of 5 categories.
1. Low Carbohydrate
Diets.
2. Low Fat Diets.
3. 40-30-30 Nutrition.
4. Food Combining.
5. Don Lemmon's Know How.
Don calls what he
offers 'food separation' and as strange as it may seem, when you look
for success, you will find it. But to have success, you have to not only
see it, but go towards it so you are closer. Make the effort. And along
the way we are here to offer a little guidance or advice. We have all
tried these different diets and been fooled by marketing hype in the past.
I have to ask though, has the author of any of the other top selling nutrition
plans ever been willing to exchange emails with you to assure your personal
success. No, but I am. Why? If you succeed, you will tell everyone you
know about me.
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