Seth Roberts, the guy behind the Shangrila 'diet' believes that the consumption of flavorless food in-between meals tricks the body into lowering it's weight set-point. I do not know whether that is true or not. I do know that most people who follow this regimen does result in a diminished appetite at their other meals, thereby reducing overall caloric intake without having requiring the dieter to avoid any particular foods.
I have thought about this some. From what I can tell, thin people tend to eat smaller meals, but more frequently. In general, we are told that many small meals are much better for us than 2 or 3 large ones. I figure that by taking in the flavorless food in-between meals as called for by the protocol results in the person consuming the equivalent of 5 or 6 small meals a day. So does it work because the set point was lowered, or does it work because the person is consuming many mini meals? I don't know. If someone is curious and wants to experiment, I suggest trying it out and seeing what they think. To get a better feel for following such a regimen, I recommend going to the bulletin board maintained by the guy who wrote the book. - http://boards.sethroberts.net/ The guy discovered the phenomenon by accident while vacationing in France. He was thirsty between meals and drank various samples of French soda pop. This stuff had unfamiliar flavors, and he ended up feeling less hungry at mealtime. Whether he understands how this really works or not is another issue. Could be that the soda in France is sweetened with real sugar rather than High Fructose Corn Syrup....... and HFCS is yet another entirely different subject. Steve --- On Mon, 12/14/09, Marshall Dudley <[email protected]> wrote: From: Marshall Dudley <[email protected]> Subject: Re: CS>Speaking of Oil To: [email protected] Date: Monday, December 14, 2009, 2:08 PM Richard Goodwin wrote: > Why "extra light olive oil" specifically? Normally what one looks for is cold pressed extra virgin olive oil. This is the pure stuff that has not had enzymes destroyed by heat or chemicals. > Would other forms of olive oil have the same beneficial effects? >From what I have read, the benefits if the oil is heat or solvent extracted >are greatly reduced. 4 tablespoons of olive oil contains just under 500 calories, so if one takes this much, food intake needs to be reduced by about 25% to prevent gaining weight. Marshall > > Dick > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > *From:* M. G. Devour <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Sat, December 12, 2009 7:59:16 AM > *Subject:* Re: CS>Speaking of Oil > > Hi Steve, > > > ... for a period of some months I consumed 2 tablespoons of extra light > > olive oil two times a day. > > Then.... I had my annual physical. My doctor was extremely pleased > > with my bloodwork. My blood cholesterol has never been a big issue but > > has hovered around 200 for years. This time round it was a mere 147. > I > > can only look to the ingestion of the olive oil as the likely > > candidate for this change. > > That number is actually kinda low, by some authorities. If you talked > to Hal Huggins, for instance, he'd tell you it should be around 220 or > so to be healthiest. > > I've heard that, below about 180 or so, you actually experience an > increase in the risk of heart attack, I believe. > > > My triglycerides were also really low at about 80. > That's certainly a good number! Are you finding that you're able to > resist the temptation of carbohydrates better on that regemin? High > carb consumption is usually the immediate cause of high triglycerides. > > I have never taken statins and never intend to as I believe > > them to be harmful and at best merely hide a problem instead of > > correcting one. It's my belief that high cholesterol in itself is not > > the cause of a health problem, but is rather a symptom of a health > > problem. > > Agreed on all counts. > > How is your blood pressure. Any effects on that? > > Thanks, > > Mike D. > [Mike Devour, Citizen, Patriot, Libertarian] > [[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> ] > [Speaking only for myself... ] > > > -- > The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. > > Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org > > To post, address your message to: [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > > Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > > The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > >
