"Protein: Pros, cons"

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Protein: Pros, cons Life: Carbohydrates come in short
supply with many protein-rich diet plans, including the
widely popular Atkins diet. Yet carbohydrates provide the
fuel needed for that extended treadmill session.

True, they provide highly available fuel.

So that instead of burning fat, you just burn carbs.

Mirek

We use muscle stored carbs first, then that which is in the
blood, then that the liver puts out, then we use fat. The
amount of which we use depends on the intensity, type, and
duration of the exercise. A long distance/duration athlete
oftens maxes the stores of carbs to insure plenty during an
event. If we consume moderate amounts of carbs then we store
little as fat and we have less on hand before fat is used.
Carbs are not an enimy, they are natural sources of energy
and the many very beneficial nutrients which come in the
same package in which they are stored,ie. veggies. With
moderate consumption leading to a calorie balance we don't
gain weight just for having consumed carbs.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Protein: Pros, cons Life: Carbohydrates come in short
supply with many protein-rich diet plans, including the
widely popular Atkins diet. Yet carbohydrates provide the
fuel needed for that extended treadmill session.

True, they provide highly available fuel.

So that instead of burning fat, you just burn carbs.

Mirek

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store little as fat and we have less on hand before fat
is used.

Carbs

Quoted message said:

are not an enimy, they are natural sources of energy and
the many very beneficial nutrients which come in the same
package in which they are stored,ie. veggies. With
moderate consumption leading to a calorie balance we don't
gain weight just for having consumed carbs.

I have not said that.

I just wanted to point out that often used term "highly
available energy" is misguiding. There is nothing good in
"highly available energy", unless you have a way to quickly
burn it. If you don't, it ends as fat.

Mirek

On Tue, 23 Mar 2004 22:54:52 +0100, "Mirek Fidler" <[email hidden]>
posted:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Protein: Pros, cons Life: Carbohydrates come in short
supply with many protein-rich diet plans, including the
widely popular Atkins diet. Yet carbohydrates provide the
fuel needed for that extended treadmill session.

True, they provide highly available fuel.

So that instead of burning fat, you just burn carbs.

Mirek

No, you burn EVERYTHING, unless you are eating too much. So
many folk don't seem to realise that a 30% fat calories
eucaloric diet means that every gram of that fat intake is
burnt every day.

On Wed, 24 Mar 2004 10:08:08 +0100, "Mirek Fidler" <[email hidden]>
posted:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

store little as fat and we have less on hand before fat
is used.

Carbs

Quoted message said:

are not an enimy, they are natural sources of energy and
the many very beneficial nutrients which come in the same
package in which they are stored,ie. veggies. With
moderate consumption leading to a calorie balance we
don't gain weight just for having consumed carbs.

I have not said that.

Well you certainly seeem confused about it.

Quoted message said:

I just wanted to point out that often used term "highly
available energy" is misguiding. There is nothing good in
"highly available energy", unless you have a way to quickly
burn it. If you don't, it ends as fat.

Only if it is in excess to needs, and that is advocated
against. Eating pure glucose on a balanced eucaloric diet
WILL NOT make you fat. You appear not to have grasped this.