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Originally Posted by SkinnyPupp
1) Saturated fat is not evil. It's not bad for you. It does not kill you. It does not cause disease. It does not "make you fat" (and by that I mean "any more than any food in the same amount will).
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* Protein contains 4 calories per gram
* Carbohydrates contain 4 calories per gram
* Fat contains 9 calories per gram
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Originally Posted by SkinnyPupp
2) Humans are not meant to eat so much carbs. For 2 million years, our diet consisted of very little carbs. Ranging from 10% to about 15%. Today, it consists of 70% carbs. This is because of garbage food like pop, snacks, and so much grains in a "recommended" diet.
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Please post the links to history to prove this.
For 2 million years we lived in caves and chased animals with spears. The agricultural revolution was 10K years ago, you know, we we decided to stop living in caves and started forming the basis of modern day society? We've made it 10K years, yet really the problem is the last 100 years when mass-produced processed foods have become popular.
A diet high in complex carbs is not bad for you - thus we're back to what started this: you criticizing Michael Phelp's diet. Yes its insanely high in both fat and carbs, yet he needa calories so there's more calories in fat, yet he needs energy and there's more energy in carbs. Since he's using it all, there's no problems. I guess that's why I can enjoy my high-carb diet
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Originally Posted by SkinnyPupp
And finally think about this. What happens when you eliminate all carbs from your diet? You might be a bit tired at first, but that's about it. Your body can cope and it will get its glycogen eventually.
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Your brain needs glycogen to operate, so when you starve your body of it your liver kicks in and makes some, then redirects it all to the brain to ensure adequate levels, and starves your body of it continuing the lethargic feeling.
This is why the body needs some carbs, more than the 5% in the fathead diet.