“If you are hard-wired to store fat, then you are eating carbs which are poisonous to you.”
Every human is hard wired to store fat. That’s just a plain natural fact.
Excess calories over and above necessary to maintain basal metabolism and any exertion are stored in adipocytes (fat cells).
Carbohydrate by itself isn’t “poison” for people who need lots of calories (in my opinion). But it’s like high octane, or rocket fuel, when most people are sitting on their ass in front of a computer, watching television, sleeping, etc.
A truly sedentary individual probably needs only maybe 1000 to 1500 calories a day to maintain their weight. That’s a peanut butter sandwich, chips, and a tall glass of milk. Done. For the whole day.
That’s why everybody has ballooned.
These people are Insulin hyper-producers. While the calorie counting explanation of weight gain works as a simplistic model for most people it does not work for these people. They too readily store fat. Because they too readily produce Insulin. Most people could not be as heavy as these people get. The opposite are people with Type 1 diabetes. They have no ability to gain weight without Insulin injections. Type 2 are people who have taught their body to ignore their own insulin. They are normally fat low energy people with bad diets.
The people who gain huge amounts of weight would be fine if they stayed away from any carbs. Even if they never left the couch, they would lose weight in buckets.
These people are Insulin hyper-producers. While the calorie counting explanation of weight gain works as a simplistic model for most people it does not work for these people. They too readily store fat. Because they too readily produce Insulin. Most people could not be as heavy as these people get. The opposite are people with Type 1 diabetes. They have no ability to gain weight without Insulin injections. Type 2 are people who have taught their body to ignore their own insulin. They are normally fat low energy people with bad diets.
The people who gain huge amounts of weight would be fine if they stayed away from any carbs. Even if they never left the couch, they would lose weight in buckets.
“Every human is hard wired to store fat. That’s just a plain natural fact.”
Some more than others. Consider the Pima Indians. And the Navajo.
With most Americans, it is partially hormonal. Insulin issues CAN make you as good at storing fat at the Pimas are genetically. Tough to beat. I like Keto and IF but they aren’t a complete cure all for me.
For others on this thread, it is true that if you STARVE, you will eventually lose fat too. But you will lose muscles tissue, possibly damage your heart and be weak as a kitten.