On Tue, 03 Apr 2007 11:54:49 -0500, <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>> Robert > Most people don't overeat on protein, it's the carbs (and  
>> sometimes the fats) that are the problem.
>
> A couple of points.  1) Almost *everyone* who eats low carb overdoes the  
> protein.

Most people don't eat low carb.  ;-)

(I wasn't thinking of the population of this list when I wrote that, but  
of the population in general.)

> 2) It's very, very hard to overconsume fats.

Why?  In terms of calories, they're twice as dense as carbs or protein, so  
you don't need as much to overdo it.  Eating fats alone would indeed be  
pretty hard, but adorning other foods with extra fats is common.

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   Robert Kesterson
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