Tuesday, December 18, 2007

Weight Loss and Refined Carbs

If you dig behind this HealthDay article, the bottom line is that insulin-resistant people lose more weight on a diet that's low in refined carbohydrates (no white flour and sugar!) than on a diet that's low in fat. It's not just about calories in and calories burned, but about eating the right food! Complex carbohydrates (whole grains) are still important. During the weight loss phase, complex carbohydrates provide fiber for that full feeling, and afterwards healthy carbohydrates are a major part of long-term weight maintenance (not regaining weight after loss).

This points to a low glycemic diet (not sure between glycemic index and glycemic load), but I suspect it really boils down to the usual answer to use common sense.

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