[MonikaT]

The shift from eating a meal consisting of meat, fat, green veg and a couple of potatoes to wheat-orientated food is the sole cause of today's obesity epidemic.


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Sadly, even potatoes and other starchy veggies, including yams and sweet potatoes, cause that same insulin spike. A russet potato has a higher glycemic index than sucrose, last time I checked. For the most part, anything pulled out of the ground to be eaten has a fairly high glycemic load, including carrots.

Generally, I do agree with your statement. The high-carb, low-fat lifestyle we've been told to adopt is killing us. It also severely lowers T in most men. Then couple that with all the plastic-based estrogen mimics that leach into our diets from food containers, and it is no wonder there are so many fertility issues these days. Canned goods contain bisphenol-A (BPA) which is now being linked to heart disease. From what I can see, if it isn't fresh produce or fresh meat, we probably shouldn't be eating it, but all that processed stuff is what is affordable, and it is hard to store fresh produce for very long so one can't exactly stock up when it is in season and on sale.