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 additional questions that he did not get to address on the Chris Kresser Podcast. He discusses a few topics that have brought some fiery comments from his readers.
He made quite the controversial statements about carbohydrates... two in particular:
"I think that an optimal diet for lean healthy people is probably not restricted in macronutrients, and if anything a diet biased toward carbohydrate is better for overall long-term health than one biased toward fat."
and in the comments, he said:
"However, I think most of our ancestors have probably been eating more carb than fat for a very long time, so my default stance at this point is that if you're going to bias your diet toward a macronutrient, I'd go for carb."
Also, regarding insulin:
"Foods that spike insulin the most in humans lead to the greatest satiety and lowest food intake at subsequent meals".
In a nutshell, Stephan said...
1. a carb based diet is probably healthier than a fat based diet.
2. our ancestors ate more carb than fat for a long time, so high carb is probably better than high fat.
3. eating foods that spike insulin the most is a good thing.
1 and 2 are very similar, just said in a different way, but all 3 points certainly challenge much of what I've come to understand after going Paleo.
Do you agree or disagree with these statements from Stephan?
Stephan Guyenet on Carbohydrates, Insulin, and Bodyfat Setpoint
Update May 18, 2011: Stephan has added a follow up post in response to some of the outcrys...
