Even Tour de France Cyclists Avoid Carbs to Stay Lean
Even chefs for Tour de France cyclists know more about weight control than most calorie-obsessed so called experts. And even elite cyclists need to avoid over-indulging in carbs:
Today’s a rest day, so we do a low-carb lunch for them. They’re not going so far, they just want to keep their legs going, so we don’t want to fill them up too much. And we don’t want to go too hard on the carbs so they don’t gain weight.
Then we have a philosophy of using lots of vegetables, proteins, and cold-pressed fats, and then we use a lot of gluten-free alternatives. So we try to encourage the riders to try other things than just pasta and bread. I do gluten-free breads as well.
It’s all to minimize all the little things that can stop you from performing 100 percent, that promote injuries, stomach problems, all those things.
Does this mean insulin is the cause of the obesity epidemic? Seems reasonable, but proof of a social phenomenon is a different matter than the empirical experience of individuals. One needs to be careful of falling into fallacies of composition. But to an individual, like me, the causes of the obesity epidemic are irrelevant. The reality is that by managing insulin I reduced body fat, reduced inflammation, reversed hair greying, eliminated tinnitus, improved gum health, significantly improved skin health and sleep fewer hours. I had stopped eating,processed foods years before going LCHF and had in fact avoided saturated fats. What the metabolics research tells me is that there are metabolic reasons behind each improvement. The research does not prove it will work for everyone, nor do most LCHF adherents so claim. Eating fruits and safe starches make my ears ring every time I give them a try, so I know which approach works for me.
It seems lately that many discussions here devolve into grumpy Stephan Guyenet sock puppets waging a Cold War against Gary Taubes as to the primary cause of the obesity epidemic. Well, have at it kids. Meanwhile I thank Dr. Eenfeldt for his continual stream of useful information that helps explain why LCHF works so well for me and provides tips and useful questions to explore that help to make LCHF work even better.
To your last question: No.
...and if your argument is that people should
eat carbs, it doesn't follow from your evidence.
Nope, it doesn't. Not convinced. What else ya got?