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The conventional wisdom of calorie counting, exercise and low-fat diets are not necessarily the best or easiest ways to lose weight. Dieting and weight loss is an extremely complex and multi-factorial process, unique to each of us. Intrinsically, we all have different set-points for our weight, with differing spectrums of change. Some people can eat as much as they like and not gain weight, whilst others can gain rapidly and struggle to bring their weight down.
A common misconception is that fatty foods cause weight gain. There are healthy and unhealthy fats, but neither will cause significant weight gain if you stop eating carbs. Ironically, for years the ‘low-fat’ alternatives which are packed full of sugar, were more likely causing weight gain. Another misconception is that exercise is the key to losing weight. It certainly can help and it is important for overall health but best for maintaining weight loss. You can exercise all you like, but until you change you
Could a diet high in carbohydrates increase your risk of heart disease?
Thought LeadersDr. Mahshid DehghanInvestigator, Nutrition Epidemiology ProgramMcMaster University
In this interview, News-Medical speaks to Dr. Mahshid Dehghan about her latest research into diet, and how a diet high in carbohydrates could increase your risk of heart disease.
What provoked your research into diets?
Diet is one of the most important modifiable risk factors for cardiovascular disease and other non-communicable diseases. In 2017, we published results of the PURE study in the Lancet and reported the association between the number of carbohydrates and health outcomes. We found those who consumed more than 60% of their energy from carbohydrates had a higher risk of mortality and CVD.
Diet high in poor quality carbohydrates increases risk of heart attacks, strokes, and death
A global study of people living on five continents has found a diet high in poor quality carbohydrates leads to a higher risk of heart attacks, strokes, and death.
The higher risks of a diet high in poor quality carbohydrates, called a high glycemic diet, were similar whether people had previous cardiovascular disease or not.
The study, published in the
New England Journal of Medicine today, is the largest of a geographically and dietary diverse population on this issue, as previous studies have chiefly focused on high income Western countries.
Not just diabetes, but diet high in glycemic index can spike risk of heart problems timesnownews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from timesnownews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.