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Originally Posted by diamondgeog
I focused on the infographic. It is a great summary and I feel of vital importance to many people.
Sure there are a lot of factors. But frankly JohnP people are dying because they are afraid of saturated fats, are using extremely harmful vegetable oils, and eating too many sugar/carbs from grains, drinks, and starchy veggies.
Insulin resistance to some degree is very common. America went low fat high carbs and its been a disaster.
And please tell me what is incorrect on the infographic.
You should write for a magazine. The way you combine hyperbole and hysteria is pure poetry.
We've had a very similar conversation in the past and all I can say is that I urge you to stop reading information on the web that already confirms what you believe and instead go read stuff from Alan Aragon and Lyle McDonald.
America's obesity problem is multifactoral.
What is wrong with the infographic? Almost everything.
1) Carbs are killing you! - Wrong and frankly the reason I thought this was a joke at first.
2) Eating fat doesn't make you fat. - Misleading and wrong. When calories are available for storage fat is stored.
3) We've reduced our fat intake. - Not true. As a percentage of our diet it has gone down but we never actually reduced our fat intake.
4) It's not your fault. - I don't completely disagree with it but at the same time I hate this kind of statement because I am a big believer in personal responsibility.
5) Diets rich in carbohydrates have been secretly storing fat. Wrong. Our fat gain as a group and as individuals has hardly been a secret.
6) You begin secreting insulin (by thinking about food) - Completely misleading and essentially false. If this were even remotely true you would have people dropping dead all the time due to diabetic shock. Same thing about diet soda. If it released insulin people on empty stomachs would be dropping like flies after drinking a diet coke.
I can keep going. The rest is misleading at best.
I am still a low carb proponent. While I am not a big fan of Taubes he has done more than anyone to help people realize that fat is not the enemy. Sadly he did so by creating another scapegoat.
Obesity is a multifactoral problem. The media loves to sell media so it makes headlines and right now sugar is the big headline grabber. Not too long ago it was fructose.
Back to the point. The OP, if being honest about everything, is simply holding onto water. It's not a hormone issue. It's not a metabolic issue.