Tag: carbs

  • Challenging Conventional Wisdom: Gary Taubes

    Gary Taubes on “Why We Get Fat” Yes, Yes, Yes.  Eating the crap foods creates cravings for more crap food — and you are living in a vicious cycle.  That’s why I think eating a Paleo like diet is key. Cut out most carbs and eat whole, clean food —  not processed – you are good to…

  • Cleaning up your carb act: Where to begin

    Cleaning up your carb act: Where to begin – latimes.com Carbs are really what gets most people in trouble food/weight wise. Most Americans eat between 250 and 300 grams of carbohydrates a day, the equivalent of 1,000 to 1,200 calories. The Institute of Medicine, which sets dietary nutrient requirements, recommends 130 grams a day. Some,…

  • Scientists now saying carbs, not fat, are to blame for America’s ills – latimes.com

    Scientists now saying carbs, not fat, are to blame for America’s ills – latimes.com. Most people can count calories. Many have a clue about where fat lurks in their diets. However, fewer give carbohydrates much thought, or know why they should. But a growing number of top nutritional scientists blame excessive carbohydrates — not fat…