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Revanchist

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16. I just need to stop procrastinating and go keto

Reply to Ron Obvious (Original post)

Fri Aug 20, 2021, 04:37 PM

Aug 2021

Just eliminate sugar/carbs completely

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[Science Daily] How fructose in the diet contributes to obesity [View all] Ron Obvious Aug 2021 OP

I wonder if it's reversible? This is amazing. live love laugh Aug 2021 #1

At the molecular level, I don't know for sure. Aristus Aug 2021 #19

I likewise am astonished at how many soft drinks most people drink. PoindexterOglethorpe Aug 2021 #22

The article did get one thing wrong, fortunately: Aristus Aug 2021 #24

It's Incredible ProfessorGAC Aug 2021 #27

Hard to say which is worse, sugar or chemical moonscape Aug 2021 #33

I remember when I was growing up, thinking about all those people who were led down the Baitball Blogger Aug 2021 #2

Yeah, remember how "fat" used to be the enemy? Ron Obvious Aug 2021 #3

Keto goes a step farther and includes multigraincracker Aug 2021 #9

Protein should be the priority, especially as you get older. Plus it's eXtremely satiating, maintain Dream Girl Aug 2021 #12

Carbs are my downfall. TxGuitar Aug 2021 #20

Navigating nutrition can be tough. I was low-carb/keto moonscape Aug 2021 #34

Yep, they made fat the big enemy. GoCubsGo Aug 2021 #5

THIS malaise Aug 2021 #7

It was false data from an Ancel Keys moonscape Aug 2021 #36

don't touch the stuff anymore, or regular sugar either much as possible nt msongs Aug 2021 #4

Regular sugar, sucrose, is split into its constituent glucose and fructose components in the gut Klaralven Aug 2021 #11

Does it matter if it's natural fructose in fruit? scrabblequeen40 Aug 2021 #6

I've no expertise in this area Ron Obvious Aug 2021 #10

The fiber contained in the fruit Revanchist Aug 2021 #17

Makes sense to me. [n/t] Ron Obvious Aug 2021 #18

The article includes fructose from fruit iemanja Aug 2021 #15

I've studied this and if you eat one orange you're getting the fructose from that orange. If you abqtommy Aug 2021 #21

True: The fiber in an orange goes a long way toward mitigating the rate at which you lindysalsagal Aug 2021 #28

I'll put it this way. Elessar Zappa Aug 2021 #30

Eating whole fruit is better than juices, dried fruit, or processed fruit products IronLionZion Aug 2021 #37

High glycemic carbs are huge culprits. ananda Aug 2021 #8

I make a point of avoiding that stuff... 2naSalit Aug 2021 #13

I agree that the substitutes are bad, possibly worse than the real thing. PoindexterOglethorpe Aug 2021 #23

I'm surprise they include the fructose in fruit iemanja Aug 2021 #14

I just need to stop procrastinating and go keto Revanchist Aug 2021 #16

I'm going to say no to that. PoindexterOglethorpe Aug 2021 #25

My cholesterol was cut in half iemanja Aug 2021 #38

I've done it. I prefer to live that way. But all the saturated fats aren't good for your heart, so, lindysalsagal Aug 2021 #26

When I made my living farming about half our acreage was in corn. jaxexpat Aug 2021 #29

We eliminated HFCS from our diet quite a few years ago mcar Aug 2021 #31

Good article and completely agree. Thanks for posting. c-rational Aug 2021 #32

Observing the obesity is scary. Wheelchairs, people hanging on grocery carts; it's everywhere. Evolve Dammit Aug 2021 #35