Comments on: Five Reasons to Consider a Low-Carb Diet http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/05/five-reasons-to-consider-a-low-carb-diet/ Diet Column - bringing you all the best diet news and opinions Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:57:42 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Kinsey http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/05/five-reasons-to-consider-a-low-carb-diet/comment-page-1/#comment-9639 Kinsey Mon, 08 Jun 2009 18:05:59 +0000 http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/?p=8562#comment-9639 Kathy...I must saw you have a good approach to say don't fear fat, but I disagree with your comment about spefically not fearing saturated fat. A diet high in saturated fat is linked to many health problems/complications. When choosing fats you need to focus on unsaturated fats (monounsaturated and polyunsaturated). Unlike saturated fat, unsaturated fats can be healthful in lower your risk of heart disease. Below is a list of healthy fats and it's associated food choices. Monounsaturated fat-Olive oil, peanut oil, canola oil, avocados, nuts and seeds Polyunsaturated fat-Vegetable oils (such as safflower, corn, sunflower, soy and cottonseed oils), nuts and seeds Omega-3 fatty acids-Fatty, cold-water fish (such as salmon, mackerel and herring), flaxseeds, flax oil and walnuts. Lastly, it's highly recommended to avoid saturated and trans fats as much as possible. Kathy…I must saw you have a good approach to say don’t fear fat, but I disagree with your comment about spefically not fearing saturated fat. A diet high in saturated fat is linked to many health problems/complications. When choosing fats you need to focus on unsaturated fats (monounsaturated and polyunsaturated). Unlike saturated fat, unsaturated fats can be healthful in lower your risk of heart disease. Below is a list of healthy fats and it’s associated food choices.

Monounsaturated fat-Olive oil, peanut oil, canola oil, avocados, nuts and seeds

Polyunsaturated fat-Vegetable oils (such as safflower, corn, sunflower, soy and cottonseed oils), nuts and seeds

Omega-3 fatty acids-Fatty, cold-water fish (such as salmon, mackerel and herring), flaxseeds, flax oil and walnuts.

Lastly, it’s highly recommended to avoid saturated and trans fats as much as possible.

]]> By: Jamie VanEaton http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/05/five-reasons-to-consider-a-low-carb-diet/comment-page-1/#comment-9512 Jamie VanEaton Sat, 30 May 2009 02:44:04 +0000 http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/?p=8562#comment-9512 Suzzette-- I- by all means- am not saying that every person can ingest plant matter without issues. It is definitely a YMMV. The fact that people misconstrue that low-carb is necessarily no-veg is a fallacy. How people choose to follow low-carb is their choice--and there are many options based on what people need as individuals. I hope this helps! I write for ALL low-carbers even if mine is close to a zero carb plan. Suzzette– I- by all means- am not saying that every person can ingest plant matter without issues. It is definitely a YMMV. The fact that people misconstrue that low-carb is necessarily no-veg is a fallacy. How people choose to follow low-carb is their choice–and there are many options based on what people need as individuals. I hope this helps! I write for ALL low-carbers even if mine is close to a zero carb plan.

]]> By: suzzette http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/05/five-reasons-to-consider-a-low-carb-diet/comment-page-1/#comment-9504 suzzette Fri, 29 May 2009 15:10:01 +0000 http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/?p=8562#comment-9504 I just joined your VLC challenge where you said you could not get 2-3 cups of vegetables down! So I follow you hear from your link on the LCF board. Now you are saying to eat all these servings to be healthy? You are a confusing woman! Why not say what you really mean? I just joined your VLC challenge where you said you could not get 2-3 cups of vegetables down! So I follow you hear from your link on the LCF board. Now you are saying to eat all these servings to be healthy?

You are a confusing woman!

Why not say what you really mean?

]]> By: Kathy http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/05/five-reasons-to-consider-a-low-carb-diet/comment-page-1/#comment-9494 Kathy Thu, 28 May 2009 22:18:30 +0000 http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/?p=8562#comment-9494 Don't fear saturated fat! Chicken skin is actually closer to monounsaturated fat, as is lard and beef fat. In any event, these are healthful fats, too, and are stable even if heated. Coconut oil, too, is incredibly healthful. Unhealthful fats include trans fats, any kind that's hydrogenated, and oils that have been heat processed (corn oil, soybean oil, canola oil, etc.). Don’t fear saturated fat! Chicken skin is actually closer to monounsaturated fat, as is lard and beef fat. In any event, these are healthful fats, too, and are stable even if heated. Coconut oil, too, is incredibly healthful. Unhealthful fats include trans fats, any kind that’s hydrogenated, and oils that have been heat processed (corn oil, soybean oil, canola oil, etc.).

]]> By: Dana http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/05/five-reasons-to-consider-a-low-carb-diet/comment-page-1/#comment-9463 Dana Tue, 26 May 2009 23:11:03 +0000 http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/?p=8562#comment-9463 My personal experience with fiber is it's not very filling. Or, it fills for a little while, and then all of a sudden I'm ravenous. Sooner or later that stuff has to move out of the stomach, after all. The amount I'd have to eat to keep me satiated longer would likely put me in danger of intestinal blockage. ;) Protein gives decent satiety but don't way overdo it because you'll wind up facing glucose issues similar to carbs. About half the protein you eat can be turned into glucose in the body if you go over your body's daily protein requirements. Besides, cut your carbs and cut your fat and focus on protein and you're at risk for rabbit starvation. And you need fat to assimilate fat-soluble vitamins which in turn help you assimilate minerals, which does all kinds of good for your body. As for yogurt and cheese... if the yogurt's made right and the cheese is aged enough, they've got barely any carbs anyway. I read about a group of people following something called, I think, the Selective Carbs diet, and they make their own yogurt and let it ferment for twelve hours rather than three to six, which allegedly eats up nearly all the lactose. Any yogurt with a live culture has lost *some* of its sugar, though--it's just impossible to say how much because this is yet another flaw in our food labeling laws. My personal experience with fiber is it’s not very filling. Or, it fills for a little while, and then all of a sudden I’m ravenous. Sooner or later that stuff has to move out of the stomach, after all. The amount I’d have to eat to keep me satiated longer would likely put me in danger of intestinal blockage. ;)

Protein gives decent satiety but don’t way overdo it because you’ll wind up facing glucose issues similar to carbs. About half the protein you eat can be turned into glucose in the body if you go over your body’s daily protein requirements.

Besides, cut your carbs and cut your fat and focus on protein and you’re at risk for rabbit starvation. And you need fat to assimilate fat-soluble vitamins which in turn help you assimilate minerals, which does all kinds of good for your body.

As for yogurt and cheese… if the yogurt’s made right and the cheese is aged enough, they’ve got barely any carbs anyway. I read about a group of people following something called, I think, the Selective Carbs diet, and they make their own yogurt and let it ferment for twelve hours rather than three to six, which allegedly eats up nearly all the lactose. Any yogurt with a live culture has lost *some* of its sugar, though–it’s just impossible to say how much because this is yet another flaw in our food labeling laws.

]]> By: Jean http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/05/five-reasons-to-consider-a-low-carb-diet/comment-page-1/#comment-9409 Jean Sat, 23 May 2009 09:59:07 +0000 http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/?p=8562#comment-9409 Interesting read. Some people tend to eat too many carbs just to fill up relying mostly on bread, pasta, rice, and forgeting some valuable foods like vegetables and quality protein. Limiting your carbs from the basic food items and adding more vegetables like broccoli, green beans, asparagus, spinach, cabbage, cauliflower, lean protein like skinless chicken breast, fish, eggs and healthy fats like olive oil, nuts in your diet will definitely result in a better nutrition and health. Vegetables and protein contain less carbs but they do give a good satiety. Interesting read. Some people tend to eat too many carbs just to fill up relying mostly on bread, pasta, rice, and forgeting some valuable foods like vegetables and quality protein. Limiting your carbs from the basic food items and adding more vegetables like broccoli, green beans, asparagus, spinach, cabbage, cauliflower, lean protein like skinless chicken breast, fish, eggs and healthy fats like olive oil, nuts in your diet will definitely result in a better nutrition and health. Vegetables and protein contain less carbs but they do give a good satiety.

]]> By: Amy http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/05/five-reasons-to-consider-a-low-carb-diet/comment-page-1/#comment-9397 Amy Fri, 22 May 2009 13:49:56 +0000 http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/?p=8562#comment-9397 Great article Jamie =) Great article Jamie =)

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