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Originally Posted by Alan Aragon
You're welcome Dennis, & I appreciate the acknowledgemet. I've spoken with Jimmy before, he's not only a very cool guy, but an avid student of the game. Instead of assuming Jimmy has fallen completely for the fruit = inherently bad for fatloss myth, I'll just counter the principle itself.
Let's look at the nuts & bolts of this. Most moderately low carb phases of dieting rarely dip below 100g/d non-fiber carbs. Most very low-carb phases of diets rarely dip below 50g/d non-fiber carbs. Tell me where in those 2 scenarios do 2 fruits (appx 30-35g non-fiber carbs) not fit in?
Like I said, unless you're going for phases of total carb elimination (which is overrated even for peaking for photo shoots & contests), fruit can easily fit in. I'll take things a step further, and reiterate that fruits' ability to support both liver as well as muscle glycogen is actually a BONUS under hypocaloric conditions. This is because glycogen-mediated swelling of the liver cells is one of the most potent anabolic/anticatabolic signals in the body. This is how fruit actually can help preserve LBM in the midst of dieting. In light of this, I would put fruits as one of the absolute last carb sources to cut out as you reduce carbs.
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Awesome.
Again, I am glad that a true expert in the field is still left around here to comment. By that, I mean someone that gets paid to get results in one form or the other and has a great rep to back that up.
Alan, great work. Please keep it up. And Jimmy, if you are still around to read any of this, I still have much respect for you as well. You are going to be a great one in the field one day.