Carbs vs Fat
Wednesday, May 31st, 2006The following medical excerpt discusses eating less calories but is a
disguised
endorsement to eat more fat and less carbs to delay the onset of heart
disease.
Max
Low Cal Diet Keeps Heart Young
by Sid Kirchheimer, WebMD Medical News
…”Based on our finding, it appears that if people reduce their current
calorie intake between 20 and 40% — even starting in middle age — they may
delay the development of heart disease or possibly even prevent it,”
professor of genetics Tomas Prolla, PhD, tells WebMD.
That’s because as hearts age, cells shift their source of energy from the
high-energy, slow-burning fat molecules to more low-energy, fast-burning
carbohydrates. This leaves older hearts with less energy that gets burned
quickly to perform the same work, stressing the heart and setting the stage
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