I have a hypothesis …. I am SHE HULK. She’s a superhero, we basically have the same name, the same birthday, and the same job, and I am betting no one has ever seen us in the same room! Prove it …..
Ok so her actual name is Jennifer Susan Walters, mine is Jennifer Grace Walter. Her birthday February 1980, mine is May 1981. She is a lawyer and I am a nurse. You see how some of the statements are similar but not actually correct, it’s a bit like that in the nutrition industry there are a lot of people out there that claim that there is one diet that is the best and has the best results but do you know who has the best results?? Science does, and there ain’t no messing around with that fucker, truth bombs galore! But to give him his dues (yeah I think science is a bloke what of it) when he fucks up he owns it!
My point is although this is my thought process (I am She Hulk) it is not supported by scientific data. There is no evidence that I am actually She Hulk so therefore the theory is null, it’s my opinion, by all means I am happy for you to go out there and prove my theory wrong, green actually is my colour.
Some hypotheses are out there are to be tested … like will eating carbs make you fat (no eating too many calories will do that), eating little an often boosts your metabolism (your metabolism does fluctuate but only marginally), gluten free is healthier (not unless you have coeliacs disease and there is no choice to cut out gluten for fear of shitting yourself).
So there is this theory that insulin causes fat gain and as most insulin spikes come from carbs they have been deemed the devil food. Insulin stimulation is not the reason for weight gain and obesity or the fact that you can’t lose weight, calorie control is how we can maintain or lose weight not insulin control.
Let’s talk carbs … yes beautiful, intelligent, lovely carbohydrates. STOP BEING MEAN to them and yourself, there are no “good” and “bad” foods! Carbohydrates are one of the building blocks that are needed in our diet for our body to function. Before you hit me with your opinions (that may or may not be scientifically proven, yeah SCIENCE not opinion) here are some key things to look at as to why it may not be a good idea to cut carbs out completely and thus disproving the theory that insulin causes weight gain.
The body needs insulin to regulate blood glucose levels at all times so that cells receive enough energy to meet their needs exactly for things like fuelling and repairing. Simply we eat carbs, blood sugar goes up, pancreas releases insulin, sugar (glucose) gets moved from blood into cells and increase fat storage, then it prevents breakdown of stored fats and proteins for energy – burning sugar for fuel. So the theory is by cutting out carbs our insulin levels won’t go up and you’ll burn more fat.
But I’ve lost weight (I hear you cry), to be fair you probably have but you have massively reduced a major group of foods (a might delicious one), so of course there will be some weight loss. It is a bit like the non coeliacs cutting out gluten, of course you will lose weight as all the good stuff has gluten in it, believe me I know!! I cannot tell you how much I miss pastry! You have most likely changed your diet to a protein heavy one which in turn will make you feel fuller and potentially less likely to snack, you will have also lost water … BOOM weight loss!
There is so much more to health than weight loss and if you are struggling with weight loss maybe do a little research before you cut out a major food group because what works for one person may not work for you, the Chinese consume the most carbs outside of the US and they’re not obese.
So before you start believing that I am actually She Hulk and start telling everyone about my theory think about where the source of this information has come from.
