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Some Awful Facts About Dieting

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I am not a nutrition expert, so I do not guarantee the accuracy of what is written below. For the past several years I have been trying to deal with the weight I’ ve gained since the mid-90’s when I was an aging seminary student. As a result, I’ ve read bits and pieces here and there about the science of eating, weight gain, and dieting. It’s a grim pursuit. There is nothing but bad news to report, with the exception that early in the morning there are lots of slender elderly ladies exercise-walking at the local mall. Of course, it’s the light weight ones with white hair who are still walking in their seventies and eighties. The heavy ones are using walkers. So, what do I think I have learned? Well, people who carry their weight lower down need a low-fat diet and people with all that dangerous toxic fat around the middle need a low- carb diet. So sez Dr. Oz. The expert lady on the car radio said that when you lose a lot of weight, your metabolism slows down. We all knew tha