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Higher carb paleo for weight gain?

Is it normal to shoot for 150-200 g of fruit/veggie carbs or even more when trying to gain weight? Or does this seem excessive to anyone? FYI I feel fantastic but am not gaining …
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Stephan Guyenet challenges generally accepted ideals with direct statements about Carbohydrates and Insulin. Do you agree or disagree?

If you are not making waves with at least some controversial proclamations, you're probably not making a very big impact either. In Stephan's article from today, he addresses 3 ad …
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High Carb Paleo - do you feel hungrier?

Do you feel hungrier or more satiated on a high carb paleo diet? I'm on a medium carb somewhat eating potatoes, taro, sweet potatoes and cassava.
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Higher carbs but lower fructose

I'm an endurance athlete focusing on 100+ mile and 24 hr races. So I end up biking up to 20 hrs per week. As a result, my carb intake needs to be pretty high - typically 300+ g per …
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Elevated atherosclerosis risk on a high animal saturated fat + higher starch paleo diet?

Is there research on the cardiovascular risk for someone on a grain-free paleo diet who eats a relativity high starch carb diet along with a high animal saturated fat intake? Per …
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Can you play around easily with your meal frequency?

Let's suppose you're coming from a lower meal frequency to a higher meal frequency. The reason is, you want to bulk and gain weight. So you decide to have something like 4-5 meals …
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High Starch after Healing Insulin Sensitivity

Low carb is optimal to improve insulin sensitivity Does anyone have experience (personal or studies) on higher starch when combined with heavy exercise and a healed metabolism? I …
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should i have my carbs early or late?

I have found that if I consume fruit or somthin else carby like that in the morning than it makes me crave it later that day. If i dont eat carbs in the morning will it stop the cr …
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What is the point of LC/Paleo?

I've recently asked a related question, and I don't mean to belabor the point, but I am curious to dive into this topic. On the recent PH question (link) about the Taubes live Q&a …
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BCAA’s and cheat days?

I recently started using BCAA powder intra and post-workout (this gives me the best results) and have noticed that on days that I 'cheat' or eat more carbs than throughout the week …
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What are some nutritious starch options?

In an effort to make my post-workout meal more variable I am looking for a list of tasty starches that are also nutritious. This would be something like sweet potatoes vs white ri …
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Another fructose question. What’s your take on this study posted by Chris Masterjohn?

Chris Masterjohn just tweeted "50-70g/day natural fructose from fruit superior to low-fructose diet." with this link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21621801 What is your take …
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Which high-carb veggies are high in glucose and not fructose?

Hey everybody, In order to heal my adrenal fatigue and screwed up cortisol levels, I got the advice to go more highcarb (with the same amounts of protein and fat) So now I'm wond …
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Examples of weight loss without low-carb OR calorie counting?

I've been following with great interest Kurt Harris' recents posts on macronutrients, low-carb, and ketosis. He seems to have shifted his position away from advocating very-low-car …