[Pharmboy]

If you REALLY want to laugh (if you don't laugh, you must cry) read what the carb recommendations are at the American Diabetes Association. I was a member for 15 years and would often go to their national meetings. In the '90s they recommended 65% of calories as carbs--2 years ago they dropped it to 60%.

I would go to the meetings and tell the VPs and on one occasion the president at the time (they switch every year) that their recommendations for diet are killing their diabetic patients and making more obese people and diabetics by the minute. Some of them actually listened to me, but they are so brainwashed it will not be easy!

As I tell my patients: there are 2 essential fatty acids, 8 essential amino acids, but NO essential carbohydrates. None.

[Black Agnes]

The ADA recommendations killed my grandmother.

She lost a lot of weight on Atkins in the early 80’s about 5 years after she became diabetic. Got off all her meds even.

Went to her doctor who complimented her on her weight loss and excellent bloodwork. And when she told him how she’d lost the weight he shrieked ‘but you’ll DIE of a HEART ATTACK!’.

So she went back to the dietary recommendations for diabetics, gained a whole bunch of weight back (because carbs make you hungry if you’re a diabetic and screw up your thyroid and thus metabolism) got back on all her meds. And ended up on insulin shortly thereafter.

And 5 years later she DIED of a HEART ATTACK.

Criminals. Totally sold out criminals.

[freepertoo]

I need to qualify my recommendation (apologies, I am used to working with active exercisers, runner, etc.). If you actively work out 3-5 days a week, carbs should be about 50% of your calories. My apologies.

[Patriotic1]

But what do you think of the recommendations on fiber?