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Originally Posted by SensibleChiefsfan
Yet, many studies conducted prove that thin people in the best shape, typically eat a higher carb diet than fat.
Eating a high fat diet is stupid. I don't care if you lose 50 lbs, it is still bad for you.
The key is excercise.
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Thin people in the best shape typically exercise a lot, so they get away with eating more carbs than normal. There's nothing wrong with that. The problem comes when you eat a ton of carbs and don't do enough exercise to burn it off, which is what happens to the majority of people. It's difficult to fight more with more.
For instance, I did a cardio session yesterday for an hour and 20 minutes with an average HR of 174. Burned a little more than 1,400 calories. That's barely enough to offset the handful of Oreos and milk I ate last night. Hard to fight more with more.
And proof that high fat diets are bad?
>12% saturated fat diets have been shown to reduce coronary plaque, whereas high carb diets were associated with heart plaque progression. Yeah, sounds TERRIBLE for you.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1...ubmed_RVDocSum
Reduction in LDL-IV with high fat diets
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9...ubmed_RVDocSum
Okinawans are the longest living people on the planet. They consume a lower carb, high fat diet. They also have an incredibly low incidence of heart disease.
http://drbganimalpharm.blogspot.com/...fat-diets.html
There's a ton of info out there about the benefits of a high-fat diet.