Twinkie Diet

[oxysback]

I'm just full of trouble today...

What do you think of this article? Is it just "calories in, calories out" or does what we actually eat matter? Is it just a matter of moderation in all things?

http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/11/08/twinkie.diet.professor/index.html

[Veronica]

He cut what, 800 calories a day from his regular diet? Of course he's going to lose weight on that.

I've spent the last two weeks cleaning up my diet again ( I do have a sweet tooth...) and I feel a lot better with less sugar and fat and more protein. I feel better on my runs. I've got more energy and I'm not getting the "sugary snack at 3 PM" urge.

I think his diet would totally mess up my digestive system. I don't think you can count a one off as any sort of indicator.

Veronica

[emily_in_nc]

I believe it works for weight loss because of the calorie decrease, but I would feel so icky and HUNGRY, as this kind of food has no substance; not to mention the sugar highs and lows, that I would never last on something like this. Plus I'm so small that I'd get to eat very few of the junkie treats and still keep a calorie deficit. I'm sure my energy would plummet. And long-term, the lack of vitamins, minerals, food enzymes, and fiber has to be pretty awful for you.

No thanks - I'd much rather eat real food.

[malkin]

Weight loss is weight loss; in many cases weight loss is a good thing, but it is never the only thing.

[lph]

So why are they trying to make a link between weight loss and health at all? There's no reason that weight loss automatically should make him more healthy, any more than starvation makes someone "healthy". They're parallell processes, not the same.

[malkin]

Because it was time for his 15 minutes of fame?

[Eden]

So why are they trying to make a link between weight loss and health at all? There's no reason that weight loss automatically should make him more healthy, any more than starvation makes someone "healthy". They're parallell processes, not the same.

actually....... being consistently calorie restricted (not enough to produce malnutrition) does lead to a longer, healthier life span.... its been scientifically studied in many species though its effects on humans aren't known yet....

Still I have a hard time believing that a tasty cake diet could ever be healthy... add in the vitamin pill or not. A person might be able to get or stay skinny, but healthy?

[lph]

yeah, you're right, i remember reading that too. It just bugs me when that assumption is made, that losing weight automatically makes people healthy. The excessive focus on looks and beauty makes us equal slender to Good and hefty to Bad, no matter what's going on inside. And "healthy" is more than just eating a balanced diet, for that matter, it's everything that makes your life longer and better. In my opinion.