LLVLC On YouTube: Are Calories Really That Important On A Low-Carb Diet? (Episode 71)
LivinLaVidaLowCarb.com blogger Jimmy Moore and his wife Christine decided to address the issue of calories and their importance on the healthy low-carb lifestyle in the latest installment of their popular “Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb on YouTube” series. In Episode 71, Jimmy and Christine talk about whether it is the quantity of calories or the quality of the calories you consume that matters most when you are eating low-carb (or any nutritional approach designed for weight loss for that matter). Although fat has more than twice as many calories per gram as carbohydrate or protein, the nutrient-density of that fat calories will keep your appetite suppressed and hunger under control much more efficiently than consuming large amounts of carbs which actually stimulate insulin leading to hunger pangs shortly after eating them. Jimmy cites a fantastic book written by low-carb physician Dr. James E. Carlson called “GENOCIDE: How Your Doctor’s Dietary Ignorance Will Kill You!” that you really ought to pick up a copy of for your personal healthy library: www.amazon.com In Chapter 6 of his book, Dr. Carlson explains why the idea of “burning” calories is mistaken and that in the grand scheme of nutrition the calorie is completely irrelevant. One patient was eating 2000 calories a day and exercising, but could not lose weight. Dr. Carlson switched him to a high-fat, moderate-protein, low-carb nutritional approach consuming upwards of 6000-8000 calories daily without changing his exercise …
jgragal!! tottaly agree with u!!we can only store fat if we got insulin available!! Thats what my friend Zoe Harcombe explains on her videos and books!
thats exactly what my friend Zoe Harcombe says on her videos!! Check her out!! she is fab!!
@tangirl1122 THANKS for watching!
Yall are so fun to watch:) I love your videos, you are very informant as well as entertaining…its great, keep it up
I agree with that…that’s what makes the “it’s all about the calories” argument so invalid. Fat calories are MUCH healthier than carb ones since they do no impact insulin levels in the same manner.
What about the fact that the body can only store fat in the presence of insulin and that insulin is only present in the presence of sugar/carbs?
you and durianrider should meet sometime.
Sodium is a non-factor for 95% of the population. This is another one of those myths that has gotten perpetuated over the years by the so-called health “experts” that has no basis in truth. I feel a video coming on!
Question, what about sodium intake? I am eating low carb / primal and finding that my sodium intake is pretty high… thoughts?
THANKS so much for watching and we appreciate feedback of all sorts. Happy you enjoyed it!
I’ve got serious doubts about any kind of high calorie diet being a good idea, even it’s all or mostly low carb calories. However I’m going to do some further reading on it.
As for presentation however, I found that to be most obnoxious and if I could rate negative stars for this video I would.
Yo!
Yeah, love the Croxton impersonation
Nutrients do matter, the difference between raw milk and soda is not calories but nutrients and they do matter. To say that calories matter it means that the body is designed to store extra calories as fat for when food is scarce and to make up for a lack of calories when they’re scarse by burning body fat instead. This is also logical in a evolutionary scenario, we would indeed need to get fat to survive famine and to make it possible eating whatever food.
I’d love to see these studies “proving” that calories matter. The logical sense should tell anyone that eating 1,000 calories worth of Twinkies, potato chips, and sugary soda is not even close to matching the metabolic benefits of consuming 1,000 calories worth of grass-fed beef, broccoli, butter, cheese, and raw milk. Is anyone seriously arguing the former is better than the latter even though the two meals are isocaloric? Surely you jest.
Dr Carlson is crazy and he can’t prove anything. There are several hundreds of metabolic ward studies proving that regardless of how many carbs or fat you eat calories do matter in a very precise manner. This also makes sense from an evolutionary point of view since to waste extra food as heat instead of storing it as VERY USEFUL body fat goes against survival and its’ the most ridicolous thing ever.
GO BOY! Make it happen!
LOL, when I loose all my weight, im gonna sell my story to you and be a millionaire, and I can be famous like that Jared Kid LOL
OUTSTANDING! Keep it up!!!
Im glad I found this video jimmy because I was going to message you and ask you why I eat so little lately and feel so (NOT HUNGRY) I am not used to feeling like that. I think yesterday for breakfast I had 4 pieces of link sausage and 3 eggs, then for dinner chickenbreast with some melted cheese on top and some cut up cold vegetables with ranch dressing, and I felt full all day long. Now I am at work and its 5am, and Im not even hungry!! Ive already lost around 15 lbs since I started!!!!!!!!!
Oh, well that’s the problem. YouTube doesn’t allow links. You have to be creative with links by writing something like go to LivinLaVidaLowCarb dote come slash blog, for example.
every comment were i posted a link has not shown up/has not posted
Which comments? I’ve seen them all post.
I dont know why my comments arent posting/showing up
Me too and it’s so healthy for you!