On Fri, 14 Nov 2003 16:35:18 -0600, Stuff <[email protected]> wrote:
>At 01:50 PM 11/14/2003 -0600, you wrote: >>On Fri, 14 Nov 2003 06:47:42 -0600, Stuff <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >But my understanding, is that u can eat all the protein u can get in >> >u and die of starvation if u don't eat some carbs. >> > >> >Pure protein will eat u alive, so to speak. Only good in moderation. >> >>That's absolutely incorrect! Well, half incorrect. Nobody can live >>on pure protein (where do you get it?). Fats have to be a major part >>of your diet (and protein usually comes along for the ride). > >Then what is the mechanism in a high protein low carb diet >that brings on weight loss? And what might be the limits if >there are any? I'd look it up if I had the time. The best explanation I've found is in the book "Life Without Bread" by doctors Allan and Lutz. Basically, the body produces special cells that process the extra carbohydrates (with the use of insulin) into fat to be stored. As more fat (not protein) and much fewer carbs are ingested, these special cells, that are associated with the excess body fat, are "burned off" along with the fat. This could take a few weeks or months (or years, I suppose, for some people) until the excess fat is gone. Please look at: <http://homodiet.netfirms.com/index.html> >The leaner the meat, the less the fats along with no carbs? I buy meat with more fat. I don't get 90% lean hamburger, but 75% lean, for example. Much better taste besides being cheaper and healthier. -- Dean -- from (almost) Des Moines -- KB0ZDF -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. Instructions for unsubscribing may be found at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: [email protected] Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
