[crushcrashcrush]

Carbs = Sugar. Period, end of story. The key to good body composition is a high protein, low carb (low sugar) diet. Avoid foods that spike insulin.

Anything else is hogwash, because calories are not calories.

[crushcrashcrush]

And before I get someone saying "just run at an 'energy deficit' - consume less calories than you burn" - I say, if you want to look and FEEL good, the person who eats 1,500 calories a day of carbohydrates vs 1,500 calories a day of protein, vegetables (carbohydrates largely bound by fiber), etc - will look and feel vastly different. This is why it's not just as simple as calories in - calories out.

[n8henrie]

Some amino acids are potent insulin secretogogues; proteins induce a fairly robust insulin response.

[JoelMcCracken]

A high protein diet can also spike insulin, it is more important to eat healthy fats.

[benj111]

"because calories are not calories"

What are/were they then?

[mklingen]

[needs citation]

[n8henrie]

Most people seriously interested in this topic should already be familiar with the "insulin index" paper (was reposted to HN within the last couple weeks).

EDIT: Or maybe just 3 days ago? Seems like longer. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19369743

[uhtred]

How do you get fibre then?

[JoelMcCracken]

a large number of vegetables are low carb.

[ip26]

By weight maybe, but by relative composition, 80% of the calories in broccoli come from carbs.

[uhtred]

What about fruit?

[crushcrashcrush]

Largely fruit has too much sugar. Berries are okay (blue and black and red)

[uhtred]

What! I surrender. Are people really not eating fruit because of the carbs? Oh my. It's fruit! One of the healthiest snacks you can have!