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Chris, I think you're absolutely right. My hunch is that each of the three macronutrients needs to be abundant in the diet or else something will go wrong. If carbs are too low, energy drops off. If fats are too low, diet compliance suffers big time. If protein is too low, muscle loss tends to occur.
I don't claim to know what the perfect diet is, but it may be different depending on whether you want to lose weight, gain weight, or neither. Effects on insulin and cholesterol are related to weight loss but not always. Some rules stand out for healthy eating, though:
Eat a lot of soluble fiber
Don't eat a lot of refined grain and added sugar
Eat enough protein
Do people really need to buy a book for this?
Chris, I think you're absolutely right. My hunch is that each of the three macronutrients needs to be abundant in the diet or else something will go wrong. If carbs are too low, energy drops off. If fats are too low, diet compliance suffers big time. If protein is too low, muscle loss tends to occur.
I don't claim to know what the perfect diet is, but it may be different depending on whether you want to lose weight, gain weight, or neither. Effects on insulin and cholesterol are related to weight loss but not always. Some rules stand out for healthy eating, though:
Eat a lot of soluble fiber
Don't eat a lot of refined grain and added sugar
Eat enough protein
Do people really need to buy a book for this?
