Raising Diabetes
Uh, that is, raising money to combat diabetes.
That's what some Walgreens' employees intended to do with their bake sale, not quite understanding that sugar consumption leads to the disease.
Well, not necessarily -- if you're not consuming mountains of the stuff.
I will eat a single chocolate chip cookie about once a month at an event I go to. And I eat dessert -- a scoop of chocolate gelato or a tiny dark chocolate candy bar -- about once every two weeks. But, otherwise, I consume zero sugar or flour.
The problem is really "nutritionists," far too many doctors, the AMA, and the government (including the president's wife), preaching bad science -- the myth that one should eat a high-carb, low-fat diet...a very unhealthy diet to eat.
As I've written here countless times before, per Gary Taubes' "Why We Get Fat," it is carbohydrates -- sugar, flour, starchy vegetables like potatoes, apple juice -- that cause the insulin secretion that puts on fat.
If you know that, and generally avoid these items, you can pick up the very occasional bake sale item and have it just be a treat, not one more step toward your sentence to an early and painful death.
Via Consumerist
Actually, I have less problem with nutritionists than with dieticians. A nutritionist is an unofficial term. You don't need any kind of sheepskin or certification to call yourself a nutritionist. A dietician, on the other hand, is a U.S. government sell-out.
If someone calls themselves a nutritionist, I'm skeptical, so I'll ask a few probing questions to find out what they truly know.
On the other hand, if they call themselves a dietician, I already know what they think they know, and I'm steering clear.
I'll never forget the time I was visiting a friend in a hospital and I was telling someone that you must be a dietician to prescribe diets. I was overheard by a woman who was about 7 inches shorter than me, and at least 20 lbs heavier, and she said, "There's a reason for that!"
It seems that she is a dietician herself. And I just couldn't help but smirk to myself as I wondered, "Yes, Madame seventy-five pounds overweight. Tell us all why you're more qualified to prescribed diets than I am."
Patrick at September 28, 2012 2:40 PM
Patrick you get that kind of thinking with therapists too.
I know one therapist who told me I was too judgmental and I dont know how marriages work. She helps women stay in abusive relationships. Not.even.kidding.
Purplepen at September 28, 2012 5:28 PM
Very similar to the bake sale that we had at the office recently to raise money to combat childhood obesity. I remarked to the pudgy women manning the bake sale that it made as much sense as MADD raising money with a liquor sale. They didn't appreciate the irony.
AllenS at September 28, 2012 7:46 PM
Both of my sons-in-law and a few friends have had good results working with fitness trainers who are pretty well informed about diet and weight loss. I was kind of surprised to find that the fitness trainers are more knowledgeable than dietitians and nutritionists.
When I worked in clinical drug research we conducted a few double-blind, placebo-controlled, in-house studies of new weight loss drugs. In some studies big money was spent for dietitians to design a special, meticulously controlled diet for each overweight subject. Meals conformed with USDA recommendations as far as proportions of carb/protein/fat. All subjects gained weight.
Ken R at September 28, 2012 9:01 PM
Hi Amy! I've heard you mention that homemade chocolate gelato before. Any chance you could point me in the direction of your favorite recipe? Sounds likes good occasional splurge for my sweet tooth.
Hooray_for_Kari at September 28, 2012 9:17 PM
A review of research on the effects of carbohydrate restriction on type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome:
http://www.nutritionandmetabolism.com/content/5/1/9
Ken R at September 28, 2012 9:49 PM
Amy Alkon
http://www.advicegoddess.com/archives/2012/09/28/raising_diabete.html#comment-3347303">comment from Hooray_for_KariMy involvement in the gelato, Hooray_for_Kari, involves kissing Gregg a bunch of times when he brings it for me from the store. (It is home-made -- just in someone else's home. I don't cook; I heat. I was too tired to make some type of meat tonight, so I just had green beans. I'm still hungry, but trying to decide whether I can eat cheese or I should make something in a pan before I go to bed!)
Amy Alkon
at September 28, 2012 10:01 PM
I was doing some IT work in the Dieticians' office in the hospital where I work. There was a copy of "Wheat Belly" on one of the desks and we got into a conversation about carbs. Not all Dieticians think the same way.
Steamer at September 29, 2012 10:37 AM
"Wheat Belly" is a good book. I've lost 25 pounds thanks to following most of Dr. Davis' advice.
mpetrie98 at September 30, 2012 2:33 PM
Amy Alkon
http://www.advicegoddess.com/archives/2012/09/28/raising_diabete.html#comment-3349773">comment from mpetrie98Wow -- wonderful to hear.
Amy Alkon
at September 30, 2012 4:09 PM
Oh my! Well I live a bit too far away to be able to give Gregg kisses for gelato, so I'll continue to indulge with a square of 86-88% dark chocolate here and there, yum! And I think buttered green beans make a nice compliment to just about any meat dish I whip up.
Hooray_for_Kari at September 30, 2012 5:29 PM
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