Re: Foods that fight belly fat....please don't let this turn into a fight...opinions of the study only

On Thu, 28 Feb 2008 08:46:49 GMT, "Julie Bove" <juliebove@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:


"Quentin Grady" <quentin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Thu, 28 Feb 2008 07:16:12 GMT, "Julie Bove" <juliebove@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

I haven't any opinion one way or the other. When I attempted to switch to
whole grains, my belly only got bigger. So it didn't help me out any.

G'day G'day Julie,

It all depends on what you were eating before. The research only
compared whole grains with refined grains.

Were you on refined grains such as white bread before trying whole
grains?

I never ate bread before. I did eat some pasta and rice. Switched to whole
wheat pasta and brown rice. Added whole oats. Never ate cereal before. So
was probably taking in more carbs overall.

G'day G'day Julie,

I believe you have the answer right there. The research compared
two restricted calorie diets. One had refined grains. The other whole
grains. If I'm interpreting what you've written correctly you DIDN'T
make a switch from refined grains to whole grains. You introduced
whole grains into a diet that hadn't previously included bread. You
ADDED cereal. You ADDED oats. (This might have been your cereal) As
you succinctly summarize the situation you took in more carbs overall.
IMHO you wouldn't be the first person who following a desire to do
something beneficial ended up eating more of something than you
should, in this case carbohydrates. Lots of people do when they read
about the importance of vitamins and minerals and eat too much "good
food" as a result. (In this case the researchers made sure it
wouldn't happen with their participants by restricting their calorific
intake.)

It happens. The good news is you learnt from the experience have
moved on. Well done.

Best wishes,
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Quentin Grady ^ ^ /
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