A Calorie Does Not Equal A Calorie

I SO have to get this book!
http://whatthefatbook.com/

:)

How a calorie isn't a calorie is well explained here:

http://drhyman.com/blog/2014/04/10/calories-dont-matter/ 
 

So you can see why it makes sense to cut out added and refined carbohydrates...

"The Truth About Calories" Program is on Channel 9 Tuesday night at 8.40 pm.
No idea if it is what I'd consider to be 'good'!

"Fat Vs Sugar"  program is on at 7.30 pm tomorrow night (Monday) on SBS CH3.  It's a repeat.
I haven't seen it before, so can't comment.

Thank you @WonderWendy!  :)

I have also put a lot of info on my blog on "bandingtogether.com.au", I have the same user name "denzel".

I put it on there mainly as a resource for me, as I have a shocking short term memory and can go on there and refresh my memory!
But I hope that others find it, at the least, interesting reading.

Denzel, I love this thread.  Well done and thanks for keeping it up to date with new tidbits of info.

Cheers,

http://www.ditchthecarbs.com/subscribe-now/

Fructose powers a vicious circle
Date:June 17, 2015Source:ETH ZurichSummary:Researchers have found a hitherto unknown molecular mechanism that is driven by fructose and can lead to cardiac enlargement and heart failure.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/06/150617135038.htm

A reminder to watch @60Mins tonight and see how much sugar you consume everyday, if you aren't aware you'll be amazed. #sugarfreearmy

thanks for the info everyone, I will look them up when I have time.

Dietary carbohydrate restriction as the first approach in diabetes management: Critical review and evidence base

http://www.nutritionjrnl.com/article/S0899-9007%2814%2900332-3/fulltext

No surprises here  - sugar and processed food.

http://www.disclose.tv/news/World_Renowned_Heart_Surgeon_Speaks_Out_On_What_Really_Causes_Heart_Disease/113103

http://www.babyboomersandbellies.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/3-Dismissed-by-DAA.pdf

http://www.unilad.co.uk/articles/the-food-industry-is-lying-to-you/

http://www.abc.net.au/lateline/content/2015/s4225649.htm?WT.mc_id=Innovation_News-Lateline|CardiologistSaysSugarAndCarbsAreTheMainCauseOfRisingObesityRates_FBP|abc

http://www.express.co.uk/life-style/health/572175/Unhealthy-diet-sugar-carbs-not-exercise-blame-Britain-obesity-crisis

http://authoritynutrition.com/wp-content/uploads/ebooks/11-nutrition-mistakes.pdf

http://authoritynutrition.com/6-reasons-why-a-calorie-is-not-a-calorie/

explains it better than I can!

Suze61 wrote:

I am reading 'Toxic Oil' by David Gilespie, also very enlightening!

"Trick and Treat" by Barry Groves is also an eye opener!

I am reading 'Toxic Oil' by David Gilespie, also very enlightening!

I'm reading That Sugar Book now, it's really interesting and reinforces my eating thinking about meat, veggies and grains like oats. Also a bit of dairy can't live without cheese 😃

I have just been to see "That Sugar Film" (highly recommended), read "Fat Chance" by Robert Lustig and am wading my way through "Salt, Sugar, Fat" by Michael Moss.

The gist of it is these is:
Sugar is addictive.
One calorie of one food type does not equal another due to the effects it has on the body metabolically.
The food industry creates food to addict people to them.
These foods are low cost and readily available.
Lots of people do not have facilities to cook.
Lots of people do not know how to cook.
In some areas healthy ingredients are not available due to location or cost.
Society has changed from delayed gratification to instant gratification - now if we are hungry we want to eat NOW and not have to wait while food is prepared and cooked.
Society has grown to believe that processed foods that were originally developed to be occasional foods are now everyday foods, even every meal or every hour.
Lack of education about poor food choices and effect on the body.
Lack of public health initiatives.
A lot of the programs in the US that provide free food etc provide foods that are not healthy ie packed with sugar in it's various forms such as orange juice.
Food industry not willing to make their products more healthy/delete product lines as they want the $$$'s.
Public having been brain washed in the past as to what is 'healthy food'.

Looking at ingredients, if it contains sugar it is classified as a dessert, and at the most should be consumed as an occasional food.
If there is more than a couple of ingredients it is a processed product. Processed products have the goodness removed. These products do not reflect on what the original ingredients were as they have been so altered, but on what was created in a lab.