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21 " There is no fat accumulation without insulin. Insulin shunts sugar to fat. It makes your fat cells grow. The more insulin, the more fat, period. "
― Robert H. Lustig , Fat Chance: Beating the Odds Against Sugar, Processed Food, Obesity, and Disease
22 " Real food, containing endogenous micronutrients, prevents metabolic syndrome. Processed food causes metabolic syndrome. "
23 " Do we need to eat what our ancestors did or eschew all carbs? I would propose that all we need to do is eat “safe carbs.” That means low sugar to prevent insulin resistance, and high fiber to reduce flux to the liver and prevent insulin hypersecretion. And while we’re at it, eat “safe fat,” that is, real fat rather than synthetic fat (such as trans fats, which can’t be metabolized). "
24 " Food processing is the Mr. Hyde of this obesity pandemic. And the way to reverse it is to do the opposite. "