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Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby
You contradict yourself.
Fresh fruits, grains, steel cut oatmeal, are carbs. If you want "low" carb, you have to cut out the grains and the oatmeal, and stick to just one piece of fruit every day. Nuts and olive oils are fat, and the types of fish you need to sustain a healthy nutritional intake will also be fatty.
Low-carb Low-fat is nutritionally a really horrible diet that isn't sustainable and will ultimately make you sick if you even try, unless you pump yourself up with vitamin pills.
A Mediterranean diet is not low-carb-low-fat. It's just a healthy and delicious choice of foods for most people.
It's basically LESS crap - not NO crap. And an emphasis on whole foods and minimally processed foods, with less red meat, pork, and poultry, and more fish and nuts as the primary protein sources.
You can still have a steak, or a nice piece of smoked ham now and then. But those meals would not be built into a weekly menu and would instead be an occasional treat.
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I didn't say no carbs and fat, I said low carbs and fat. There are good and bad sources of each, I focus on the good. Carbs in the form of fiber like steel cut oatmeal do not covert into stored body fat like baked goods with white flour and sugar, and fats from sources like extra virgin olive oil are good, non-saturated fats. I have sustained very well on this type of diet for almost 20 years, so it works for me. Just had my blood work, total cholesterol is 148, good cholesterol (HDL) is 66, and triglycerides is 49. Blood Pressure is 114/71, oxygen saturation is 99 and resting heart rate is 62. I think I will stick with that diet and swimming lots of laps.