Healthy eating leads to healthy body-fat levels, and many dieting methods focusing entirely on reducing weight also reduce health. This is the reason that, for those who have weight (body fat) loss as a goal, nutrition for optimum health should be the priority, not the weight loss itself.
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Dr. Clyde,
Huge fan of your nutrition marathon at UCSF. I recently read Gary Taube's book Why We Get Fat and wanted to get your thoughts on his weight loss recommendation: eating <20g per day of carbs minus fiber, and as much fat and protein as you'd like.
Can I really eat as much fat as I want and not get fat? If so, where would the fat I eat go if it isn't entering my fat cells? Am I just misinterpreting his recommendations?
Looking forward to your response,
jessica
Posted by: jessica ausinheiler | September 30, 2012 at 12:41 PM
Dr. CLyde,
What is your take on green coffee bean extract. I see it appears to help with boosting your body's fat burning abilities, but does it work, or is it hype?
Posted by: Robb W | June 26, 2012 at 12:00 PM
Dr. Clyde,
Could you explain the science behind why the Atkins diet is unhealthy or ineffective? Also, what is your opinion in vegetarianism?
Posted by: Kieran Gallagher | May 16, 2010 at 04:44 PM
Hi Dr. Clyde,
I have read about the benefits of chia seeds online, and how they form a thick gel when added to foods, slow digestion, and slow the absorption of carbs into the blood stream, helping to stabilize blood sugar levels. Is this something you have looked into before? Seems like something that could be easily added to yogurt, shakes, and the like. Could you comment on its effectiveness in relation to your dietary guidelines.
Thanks!
Posted by: RyanP | January 26, 2010 at 11:25 AM
Dr. Clyde,
Could you comment on the Times magazine recent article on "Why Exercise Won't Make you Thin"? (Aug 9, 2009) So much of the article stems from the nutrition side of weight loss.
Posted by: MarissaW | August 21, 2009 at 07:53 PM
Dr. Clyde - would you comment on accounting for alcohol (wine or beer really) in our daily intake? Specifically, what nutritional value is provided by regular / lite beer (if any) and what level of weekly consumption is healthy, assuming we are not pregnant etc.
Thanks!
Posted by: JoshD | August 05, 2009 at 09:12 AM
ANSWER: JR, Grass fed beef is lower in total fat, has half the amount trans fat, twice as much conjugated linoleic acid, and two to ten times as much omega-3 fats [Rule DC et al. J Anim Sci 80 2002 1202, Ponnampalam EN et al. Asia Pac J Clin Nutr 15 2006 1]. Buffalo, the free-range equivalent of grass fed cattle, have very healthy fat profiles; equivalent to wild game. On the opposite side of the spectrum are animals kept in dense populations, eating grains and with low activity levels, which is as bad for them as it would be for us. Even worse, for over a year now, cows supplying meat and dairy into the human food chain can be legally cloned with no labeling requirements, meaning we don't even know that we are eating cloned food.
QUESTION: Dr. Clyde, Do you have a view on the way the treatment of the animal affects the meat it provides?
Posted by: JR | April 21, 2009 at 09:14 AM