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Monday 4 February 2013

The truth about carbohydrates: An interview with researcher Jean-Pierre Flatt, Ph.D.

Jean-Pierre Flatt, Ph.D. is a leading researcher in field of energy metabolism and body weight regulation. His group was one of the first to discover than despite being a common belief, carbohydrates are not easily converted to fat in humans. In 1995 he received the McCollum Award from the American Society of Clinical Nutrition for his work on weight maintenance.

Part of the interview.


Hobbs: Are carbohydrates important in weight control?
Flatt: Yes. Carbohydrates determine the amount of fat that is burned. The more carbohydrates you eat, the less fat you burn. The less carbohydrates you eat, the more fat you burn.
Hobbs: How much fat is burned on a low-carbohydrate diet?
Flatt: A person can burn 150 to 250 grams of fat per day if carbohydrate intake is restricted to 50 grams or less. That is roughly one-third to one-half a pound of fat per day.

More on this very interesting interview here.

Eddie

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Fascinating piece this, recommended read
Jeff

tess said...

once again, they're extrapolating from healthy young men who are obesity-resistant, into the entire population. i don't believe that they've proven anything new at all. :-( we KNOW that carbohydrate-tolerant young people will modify their movement and thermogenesis to burn whatever they must in order to maintain homeostasis.

on a related topic, have you guys watched Chris Masterjohn's AHS-12 presentation yet? see if you are as impressed with it as i was....

warm respects,

tess

Lowcarb team member said...

Hi Tess

Thanks for the info. It will be going up as new thread on here tonight.

Kind Regards Eddie

Anonymous said...

I agree with Jeff here fascinating is a good word.

"The more carbohydrates you eat, the less fat you burn."

Cut down on those carbohydrates they are not needed.

Good advice I think.

Sue

Anonymous said...

Found this very interesting, thanks. Definitely think it is far better to cut down on the carbs as they are not the most nutritious foods, and as for sugar I don't think any of us need sugar.

Anne