I totally agree on the "what are they eating" part. This holds true also of rat
and mouse studies. The lab rats are NOT eating what a wild mouse or rat
would eat, and a lot of the stuff in their diets is just not healthy for most
animals. Wheat in particular is a weird food, and of course the trans fats.
I got hold of a very interesting book called "What I eat". It is a pictoral view
of 80 different diets throughout the world. Shows the person, and their food
consumption for one day. Also their life style, and the total calories and
about how much exercise.
It's really fascinating. Most of the diets range from 1800 to 2200, all over the
world. But the food is really different. For instance, there was one Chinese
woman, 68 years old, fairly short. Also spry, happy, hair still black. Her food
was laid out ... a huge feast, it looked like, and she was grinning broadly.
She never really thought about calories or weight. Then there was an American
person, with carefully laid out food. His food was like egg whites, protein bars,
supplements ... working really hard to "keep healthy". His food didn't look nearly
as interesting, and there was way less of it.
The weight problems were mainly in Americans. The Chinese "video game player"
who spends all day every day in the video parlor ... no exercise ... was tall and thin.
The Americans who were "working out" were often still chunky.
By and large, the meals in the "developing" world were "bigger". Big bowls of
stuff, that usually looked yummy. The American meals were small and
compact and processed. Even when the calories were pretty even between
the two. I think that makes a lot of the difference. That bulk is largely
fiber, plus nutrients, and all that will stabilize the blood sugar. Not to mention
that a big bowl of food is always more satiating than a small cookie.
The other big issue in cuisines is added iron. Iron is known to affect insulin
levels a LOT, and unlike sugar, it builds up in the system. American processed
food mostly has a fair bit of added iron: so does rat chow. Most of the
rest of the world doesn't do that. In the book, the "bread queen" eats a lot
of wheat ... but it isn't wheat with added iron, and it's offset with dairy.
It's pretty much the same issue with lab rats. The idea is to make portable,
dry food that keeps forever: rat chow. Most American human food now is
the equivalent of rat chow. I highly recommend reading What I Eat and
getting a sense of the rest of the world: which cuisines work and which do
not.
On Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 8:13 AM, Diane Targovnik <dianetargovnik@gmail.com> wrote:
I am a 41 year old female and have been doing fast 5ish for the past
two or so months. I have found it really helps with keeping my diet
clean. It also cuts down on my calories. I have lost about five pounds
- mostly around my belly. I don't have fat around my hips/butt and I
never have. I am now 5'4" and 114 pounds. Somedays I am starving and
then I open my window up. While I found the article interesting I just
don't believe we as the female part of the species can be that
different from males. If there was a lack of food historically women
would also have reduced calories. I think my main question is what are
women eating in these studies? A SAD diet? I eat a primal diet and by
the time my eating window opens I want good fats and protein. I also
like that I no longer have to think about food all the time
Diane M. Targovnik
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