Science, once again, proves what we already know

[Carley]

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...0114160546.htm

Duh!

(...reading that kinda made me want a cheeseburger

[EnviroBecca]

Wow!

I'm one of those "annoying" people who eats a lot and is thin. Some people I know who are overweight eat very little food, whether you look at the amount of food at a sitting, number of meals and snacks per day, and/or caloric density of a meal. Some of them also get as much exercise as I do and eat the same basic diet but with smaller portions and fewer snacks, but they're still fat. I've been putting it down to genetics, but it sounds like I also have an advantage from my mom's health-food kick, which started a few years before I was born and didn't ease off until I was about 6, when she started allowing foods like ramen noodles, American cheese, fruit punch, and cheap frosted cookies as PART of our everyday diet. My brother and I never had much urge to binge on those foods, maybe because of our healthy start!

Thanks for the encouragement to keep my child on a healthy diet.

[samy23]

what?? so now it is bad to eat a high protein diet? protein causes weight gain? I thought it was high amount of carbs and bad fats that did that??

Im lost...help?

[Porcelain Interior]

Americans statistically consume WAY more protein than our bodies need.

Over consuming protein taxes our bodies and hurts our kidneys.

Disease risks skyrockets when you consume too much protein.

You can read the recommended protein amounts from the world health organization, which includes an extra 5% just to be extra sure.

It's much much lower than what we actually consume. Ditto for fat, sugar and sodium.

[Sasharna]

Originally Posted by samy23

what?? so now it is bad to eat a high protein diet? protein causes weight gain? I thought it was high amount of carbs and bad fats that did that??

Im lost...help?

I think the key here is that we're not rats.

I recommend reading Good Calories, Bad Calories, if you haven't already.