Why Low-Carb Diets Must Be High-Fat, Not High-Protein

[neutronnorman]

Why Low-Carb Diets Must Be High-Fat, Not High-Protein

Fat is the most valuable food known to Man
PROFESSOR JOHN YUDKIN

Introduction

We now know that we should eat a diet that is low in carbohydrates. But a plethora of books published in the last decade have been low-carb, high-protein, or low-carb, high-fat, or low-carb, high-'good'-fats, or all sorts of other mixtures. In other words, the real confusion lies in what we should replace the carbohydrates with: for example, should it be protein or fats? And if fats, what sort of fats? This article, I hope, will answer the question and put any doubts out of your mind. In a nutshell, carbs should be replaced with fats, and those fats should be mainly from animal sources.

Our bodies use carbs for only one purpose: to provide energy. When we cut down on carbs, the energy our bodies need has to come from somewhere else.

There are only two choices: Protein or fat.

You can find the full article here: http://www.second-opinions.co.uk/fat-not-protein.html

[sham]

Re: Why Low-Carb Diets Must Be High-Fat, Not High-Protein

Norman your too clever reading your posts make me think he must be a brilliant student.

[neutronnorman]

Re: Why Low-Carb Diets Must Be High-Fat, Not High-Protein

"Norman your too clever reading your posts make me think he must be a brilliant student."

Thanks Sham. That's a great complement. Hope you are feeling better. You take care of yourself and forget about dieting at the moment. I'm a computational physical chemist with leanings towards molecular biophysics. I'm still a student (egads 12 years in school) and I love quantum mechanics; the mathematical part of it really floats my boat. I love probability and the way atomic and subatomic particles work. My undergrad major was chemistry and my two minors were physics and math. When I first went to school I was a music major, then I changed majors to psychology because of a failed relationship. In order to get my degree, I needed a college level science course at the time. I chose chemistry because the biology classes were filled. I did not want to wait another semester in order to earn my first degree. Suffice to say, I discovered I had a knack for abstract thinking especially in math. I guess I was blessed with a math gene.

[sham]

Re: Why Low-Carb Diets Must Be High-Fat, Not High-Protein

Im resting so bored havent logged on for days so thought i'd catch up coughing like mad.I dont even understand some words you write and smile and think in my head "normans too clever".

[neutronnorman]

Re: Why Low-Carb Diets Must Be High-Fat, Not High-Protein

Cheez...I'm blushing...red...