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The best way to lose weight? A diet filled with protein: Eating fish, eggs and meat every day
Daily Mail ^ | 07/03/2014 | Lucy Crossley

Posted on 07/04/2014 10:05:04 PM PDT by Rusty0604

Those with a diet low in protein likely to gorge on carbohydrates and fat Proportion of protein in Western diets has dropped - which could account for obesity levels Poeple must eat enough protein to satisfy appetites, scientists say

Protein is essential for the healthy growth and repair of body tissues

Over the past 60 years the proportion of protein in Western diets has dropped, and researchers suggest this could account for soaring levels of obesity.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Food; Health/Medicine
KEYWORDS: diet; loseweight; obesity; protein; weightloss
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To: GeronL

Ultimate you need to set a calorie limit that is below the number of calories you use on a daily basis.


21 posted on 07/04/2014 11:12:36 PM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
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To: RginTN
I tried it & lost 15lbs but cravings for pasta & mashed potatoes took control so I stopped.

My story as well.

22 posted on 07/04/2014 11:12:54 PM PDT by Starstruck (If my reply offends, you probably don't understand sarcasm or criticism...or do.)
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To: Jack Hydrazine

I’m still searching for that level.


23 posted on 07/04/2014 11:13:08 PM PDT by Misterioso
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To: Jack Hydrazine

Darn.

:p


24 posted on 07/04/2014 11:15:00 PM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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Read the book “Wheat Belly”.


25 posted on 07/04/2014 11:34:30 PM PDT by loungitude (The truth hurts.)
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To: RginTN

The Atkins diet puts your body in a state of ketosis, so it burns your body fat. This diet doesn’t forbid carbohydrates, but allows you to tak enough protein to maintain muscle mass and only cuts out the proportion of carbohydrates needed to lose weight.


26 posted on 07/05/2014 12:13:10 AM PDT by Jonty30 (What Islam and secularism have in common is that they are both death cults)
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To: Rusty0604

If only it wouldn’t kill your kidney and joints...


27 posted on 07/05/2014 12:30:36 AM PDT by wetphoenix
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To: Moonman62
Taking in less calories than you burn will cause weight loss every time.

So will a high fat low card diet. Calories be damned.

28 posted on 07/05/2014 12:49:31 AM PDT by itsahoot (Voting for a Progressive RINO is the same as voting for any other Tyrant.)
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To: Dark Knight

One thing that was kind of funny when I lost the weight, EVERYONE loved the way I looked, but most everyone was trying to get me to eat crappy food, knowing my diet was working great.


I’m surrounded by health nuts whose nagging increased the cravings!


29 posted on 07/05/2014 1:12:10 AM PDT by RginTN
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To: Rusty0604
Proportion of protein in Western diets has dropped - which could account for obesity levels Poeple must eat enough protein to satisfy appetites, scientists say.

This is, of course, why India traditionally had large amounts of obese vegetarian Hindus wandering around.

Like that porker Gandhi.

30 posted on 07/05/2014 1:58:33 AM PDT by Sherman Logan (Perception wins all the battles. Reality wins all the wars.)
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To: Moonman62
I’ve seen thousands of diet claims over the years. I wonder which one is right? Taking in less calories than you burn will cause weight loss every time.

Still need a good balance. Protein is a big part of our natural diet - movements and "medical" studies have tried to make us cut back on meats, etc., and that has increased the consumption of carbs. Too many carbs is a big factor in much of the increased instances of diabetes, not to mention obesity.

I once heard a football coach talking about the athletes getting back to training camp and needing to shed a few pounds. He made the statement, "If you want to lose weight, you need to experience hunger". I find it to be one of the enduring truths. Even the ancient Romans said that one should get up from every meal while still feeling a bit of hunger - and old timers are even more believable than what you read on the internet.....

31 posted on 07/05/2014 3:31:22 AM PDT by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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To: Rusty0604

Looks like the media is starting to figure out what MILLIONS OF AMERICANS already have - and that food “recommendations” from government is TOTALLY POLITICIZED.

Now that the mechanisms of how carbs are processed are being understood, and the monster-grain that wheat now is, people can make INTELLIGENT DECISIONS for themselves, such as the following:

1) Stay off wheat - it is now poison due to hybridization, it is not your grandmother’s wheat, not even close.

2) Stay light on other carbs - some, yes, but they turn straight into body fat if you eat a lot.

3) Meat, vegetables, nuts, and other stuff - have at it!!


32 posted on 07/05/2014 4:12:45 AM PDT by BobL
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To: GeronL

This isn’t actually a fad diet, this is what people have eaten since the beginning. If you look up a book called the Maker’s diet, it’s very similar, it’s a christian book.


33 posted on 07/05/2014 4:42:11 AM PDT by Bulwyf
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To: Moonman62

Recent studies have shown that all calories aren’t the same, so taking in less and burning more doesn’t necessarily work. I struggled for a few years, and then tried the fad low carb diet. It worked, and it worked quick. My cholesterol went down and the arthritis in my feet disappeared. My skin isn’t so dry anymore either.


34 posted on 07/05/2014 4:52:28 AM PDT by goodwithagun (My gun has killed fewer people than Ted Kennedy's car.)
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To: Rusty0604

I think the new and improved Weight Watchers is really good.


35 posted on 07/05/2014 5:00:12 AM PDT by Guenevere
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To: Rusty0604
People are different, so some don't respond to lower calories or more exercise to lose weight. I am one who doesn't but on Keto I do lose weight without feeling hungry all day.

The key to keeping the weight off after the diet is to limit carb intake to one or two servings a day.....

36 posted on 07/05/2014 5:11:02 AM PDT by virgil283 (GOD loves you...'He's not mad....He's not even in a bad mood'...)
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To: B4Ranch

Sugars and Carbs, does not matter if the sugar is natural as in fruit it is still a double issue. High sugar fruits drive up your TRIS, and they pack on pounds.

I’m not much of a sweet eater, but high sugar fruit was a big part of my diet. My TRIS were 300+. When I went on my son’s type 2 diabetic diet, eliminated the high sugar fruits, they dropped 200 pts in just a few months. My TRIS were higher than my LDL—130. HDL is 75-85. Weight started down faster than I thought it would, I now hold a normal weight, which I’ve never been able to do since I started having kids. I am Hypothyroid, so weight has been a big issue for 30 yrs. I was never in the high over weight area, just the usual 20 lb to much.

Portion control is a big part of a type 2 diabetics diet. It lets you eat the things you like, just maybe not the amount you would. It is heavy on the Protein side. Low on the Carb/Sugar side. But it has to be a life style change you are willing to live with. With those other foods being a ‘treat’ item for special occasions.

Hubby on the other hand is a big sweet/carb (Bread-potato) eater, and he has to take 2 cholesterol meds, and his HDL is the PITS.


37 posted on 07/05/2014 5:17:14 AM PDT by GailA (IF you fail to keep your promises to the Military, you won't keep them to Citizens!)
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To: Moonman62
Taking in less calories than you burn will cause weight loss every time.

Why people do not get this is beyond me? You do not have to stop eating any foods. Portion control is the key to healthy diet.

Eat a - Protein / Fibrous Carb / Starchy Carb - at every meal.

Method #1: Body Weight (lbs) x 14-17 = Estimated Daily Calorie Maintenance Level

This is the easiest way to figure how many calories you need to maintain a weight level. Diets are fads because people do not make them LIFESTYLE changing.

38 posted on 07/05/2014 5:17:57 AM PDT by sirchtruth (Freedom is not free.)
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To: Moonman62

>> Taking in less calories than you burn will cause weight loss every time.

Nah, it can’t be that simple... we have books and teevee shows to sell!


39 posted on 07/05/2014 5:19:37 AM PDT by Nervous Tick (Without GOD, men get what they deserve.)
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To: Moonman62

I hate to refute that, but I can fast for a week and lose nothing. I’ve tried it over and again, and this is while working as a nurse, so I am not sitting around doing nothing. For another 5 years I ate less than 1000 calories per day and could not lose weight. So, calorie counting can be very frustrating.

Fats and protein fill you up. In fact, if you dawdle over your eating of those fats and protein, you will eat less of them, and if active, you’ll have a better chance to lose weight. Dropping calories alone makes the body fear you are fasting or not taking enough. It wants to store more fat (its default setting), and if you are eating more carbs than fats and proteins, that is more likely to happen. Most of what people eat today of carbs are processed foods, as well, and not the fresh fruits and veggies.


40 posted on 07/05/2014 5:20:33 AM PDT by Shery (in APO Land)
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