Comments on: Survey: Half Of Americans Eating Lower-Carb http://livinlavidalowcarb.com/blog/survey-half-of-americans-eating-lower-carb/855 To educate, encourage, and inspire the world to start low-carb living Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:24:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Shirley http://livinlavidalowcarb.com/blog/survey-half-of-americans-eating-lower-carb/855#comment-1905 Shirley Mon, 08 May 2006 21:46:00 +0000 http://livinlavidalowcarb.wordpress.com/2006/05/07/survey-half-of-americans-eating-lower-carb/#comment-1905 You tell them, Jimmy.<br/><br/>It seems like the government spends millions of dollars on foolish surveys and very little on preventing the issues. You tell them, Jimmy.

It seems like the government spends millions of dollars on foolish surveys and very little on preventing the issues.

]]> By: Lowcarb_dave http://livinlavidalowcarb.com/blog/survey-half-of-americans-eating-lower-carb/855#comment-1904 Lowcarb_dave Mon, 08 May 2006 06:25:00 +0000 http://livinlavidalowcarb.wordpress.com/2006/05/07/survey-half-of-americans-eating-lower-carb/#comment-1904 It will be a very long time (sadly) before there would be a food revolution in the Western World.<br/><br/>Frankly I don't believe it will happen. I believe this might be what finally knocks USA off being the most powerful country/Empire on Earth. Consumed by Obesity and Diabetes etc<br/><br/>It's happenned to all great civilisations on Earth.<br/><br/>I hope it doesn't, but too many Dark Destructive forces are at play. Big Pharma and Big Food. It will be a very long time (sadly) before there would be a food revolution in the Western World.

Frankly I don’t believe it will happen. I believe this might be what finally knocks USA off being the most powerful country/Empire on Earth. Consumed by Obesity and Diabetes etc

It’s happenned to all great civilisations on Earth.

I hope it doesn’t, but too many Dark Destructive forces are at play. Big Pharma and Big Food.

]]> By: Newbirth http://livinlavidalowcarb.com/blog/survey-half-of-americans-eating-lower-carb/855#comment-1903 Newbirth Mon, 08 May 2006 04:36:00 +0000 http://livinlavidalowcarb.wordpress.com/2006/05/07/survey-half-of-americans-eating-lower-carb/#comment-1903 >Of course consuming "too many" calories will cause weight gain. But what is too many? And it's very hard to consume "too many" calories on a controlled-carb dietary regimen, due to the significantly different metabolic pathways and effects, as well as the proven satiety advantages of controlled carb nutrition.<<br/><br/>I've never experienced the satiety thing the way everyone talks about. Maybe it's my meds; I don't know. I know my resting metabolic rate is only 1600 (had it tested last December) and when I have my way I can easily consume 2500 calories in a day. I've proved that as recently as yesterday.<br/><br/>Last night I had steak and shrimp covered with melted cheese and two servings of garlic broccoli (Applebees) and was still hungry afterwards.<br/><br/>So I try my best to eat healthy foods, get used to being a little hungry most of the time, and count my calories as closely as I count my carbs. >Of course consuming “too many” calories will cause weight gain. But what is too many? And it’s very hard to consume “too many” calories on a controlled-carb dietary regimen, due to the significantly different metabolic pathways and effects, as well as the proven satiety advantages of controlled carb nutrition.<

I’ve never experienced the satiety thing the way everyone talks about. Maybe it’s my meds; I don’t know. I know my resting metabolic rate is only 1600 (had it tested last December) and when I have my way I can easily consume 2500 calories in a day. I’ve proved that as recently as yesterday.

Last night I had steak and shrimp covered with melted cheese and two servings of garlic broccoli (Applebees) and was still hungry afterwards.

So I try my best to eat healthy foods, get used to being a little hungry most of the time, and count my calories as closely as I count my carbs.

]]> By: Science4u1959 http://livinlavidalowcarb.com/blog/survey-half-of-americans-eating-lower-carb/855#comment-1902 Science4u1959 Sun, 07 May 2006 22:47:00 +0000 http://livinlavidalowcarb.wordpress.com/2006/05/07/survey-half-of-americans-eating-lower-carb/#comment-1902 Maybe by the time that 3 out of 3 Americans is morbidly overweight somebody wakes up. As long as organizations like these believe in the overly simplistic calories-in/calories-out theorem, nothing will change. Who's going to pay the health bill for that? It's is downright frightening to see that STILL some "experts" believe [sic!] that consuming 2500 calories of refined sugar has the exact same metabolic effects as 2500 calories of wholesome, nutrient-dense foods.<br/><br/>Of course consuming "too many" calories will cause weight gain. But what is too many? And it's very hard to consume "too many" calories on a controlled-carb dietary regimen, due to the significantly different metabolic pathways and effects, as well as the proven satiety advantages of controlled carb nutrition. <br/><br/>It's the same as stating that 4 gallons of diesel fuel contains exactly the same number of BTU's as 4 gallons of high-octane gasoline. Yet everybody knows exactly what kind of fuel to put in their cars - otherwise everybody knows it will break down. How then can any sane person believe that it doesn't matter what kind of "fuel" we humans consume, as long as the number of calories is "right"?<br/><br/>Can anybody explain that to me? Maybe by the time that 3 out of 3 Americans is morbidly overweight somebody wakes up. As long as organizations like these believe in the overly simplistic calories-in/calories-out theorem, nothing will change. Who’s going to pay the health bill for that? It’s is downright frightening to see that STILL some “experts” believe [sic!] that consuming 2500 calories of refined sugar has the exact same metabolic effects as 2500 calories of wholesome, nutrient-dense foods.

Of course consuming “too many” calories will cause weight gain. But what is too many? And it’s very hard to consume “too many” calories on a controlled-carb dietary regimen, due to the significantly different metabolic pathways and effects, as well as the proven satiety advantages of controlled carb nutrition.

It’s the same as stating that 4 gallons of diesel fuel contains exactly the same number of BTU’s as 4 gallons of high-octane gasoline. Yet everybody knows exactly what kind of fuel to put in their cars – otherwise everybody knows it will break down. How then can any sane person believe that it doesn’t matter what kind of “fuel” we humans consume, as long as the number of calories is “right”?

Can anybody explain that to me?

]]> By: Newbirth http://livinlavidalowcarb.com/blog/survey-half-of-americans-eating-lower-carb/855#comment-1901 Newbirth Sun, 07 May 2006 21:46:00 +0000 http://livinlavidalowcarb.wordpress.com/2006/05/07/survey-half-of-americans-eating-lower-carb/#comment-1901 <em>The poll found that just under a third of the respondents believe "that calories in general are what cause weight gain."</em><br/><br/>I don't care how Atkins-friendly a meal is, too many of them will cause weight gain, and it won't be because of the carbs. The poll found that just under a third of the respondents believe “that calories in general are what cause weight gain.”

I don’t care how Atkins-friendly a meal is, too many of them will cause weight gain, and it won’t be because of the carbs.

]]> By: Leigh http://livinlavidalowcarb.com/blog/survey-half-of-americans-eating-lower-carb/855#comment-1900 Leigh Sun, 07 May 2006 21:06:00 +0000 http://livinlavidalowcarb.wordpress.com/2006/05/07/survey-half-of-americans-eating-lower-carb/#comment-1900 Maybe their time would be better spent trying to find out why high fructose corn syrup is crammed into every single packaged food available, including those that don't need to be sweetened. Maybe their time would be better spent trying to find out why high fructose corn syrup is crammed into every single packaged food available, including those that don’t need to be sweetened.

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