On Fri, 17 Nov 2000 10:58:44 -0500, Todd Moody <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

>On Tue, 14 Nov 2000, Philip Thrift wrote:
>
>> >http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/319/7205/304
>>
>> What is confused in this article is that it seems
>> these people are reducing carbs but are "starving"
>> themselves by *not* then eating (perhaps a lot)
>> more meat to make up for the calories lost.
>>
>> I lost body fat when I began by increasing calories from meat over
>> the decrease of carb calories.
>
>Yes, that appears to be right.  And your approach does not appear
>to work for me.  If my carbs are low enough then the amount of
>meat I have to eat to satisfy my appetite is sufficient either to
>prevent weight loss or to cause weight gain.  The trick seems to
>be to get enough carbs to control appetite so that I don't
>overeat protein and fat.  I can do it, but it seems to be a very
>narrow path indeed.
>
>Todd Moody
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But can you reduce body fat % -- or do you feel there is a threshold
you can't go below ?