Which food is cheap? Macaroni? Pasta? Potatoes? Bread? STARCHES, which convert to sugar in the body.....
I think Dr. Atkins is on to something in his latest book, where he suggests that these insulin producing foods are part of the problem and how many dieters eating low fat which just happens to include lots of rice/pasta dishes are gaining weight. And yeah, fast foods are big problem. Research has shown that the US didn't have an obesity problem until AFTER Coke a cola hit the market along with gulp, McDonald's. And that Europe didn't have a problem until we exported coke and fast food restaurants to them.
His book is a very interesting read. Unfortunately, he suggests a high protein diet (which is NOT cheap, supplemented by vegetables which again are not cheap in most areas) And oddly enough one would think that all that cholesterol in a high protein diet would play havoc with one's cholesterol, but being a cardiologist who has put his heart patient's on this type of diet has seen great results in LOWERING their cholesterol. Cholesterol like insulin will be produced by the body if you do not eat enough of it. The veggies being a complex carbohydrate will convert to sugar thus helping to keep the body from having to manufacture it. Same with the choloesterol.
Who would stand to gain by having more and more diabetics, needing insulin? And yes, Atkins does allude to this as well in his book.
What would you suggest, eh?
I'd rather spend a little more on good food - and look and feel better,
than go cheap and look like a fat slob.
And, have to pay more for clothes in XXL and XXXL sizes!