Could Apples be my problem?

[yovwmon]

Last month I incorporated apples into my diet, anywhere from 2 – 4 a day. I have read that apples are considered a low GI carb, meaning they don’t cause a very big insulin spike, although some peoples insulin sensitivity is higher than others, unfortunately I believe I’m at the “not so good” end of that scale. Could all these apples be contributing to my issue of not burning fat?

[BFG]

I doubt that the calorific value of these in isolation would make that bigger impact. Its more likely to be the overall combination

[gobbla]

^^agreed^^

[BFG]

sorry yov that wasnt a helpful response as such: put up a smaple diet, water consumption and training plan and lets see if we can shed some light????? altho you will get a variety of opinions you can then use them with your knowledge of you and identify the downfalls

[I. Kay]

I agree. More likely it is the timing of your other foods and perhaps a lack of some essentials.

[BjsAust]

Apples are good. Four a day might not be, but last thing anyone would recommend is to stop eating apples.

[Anubis]

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

4 apples a day = a lot of carbs (oh yeah and fiber too, but that's good [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] )

I always thought it was a high fruit on the Glycemic Index..

[getgot211]

Effects of two energy-restricted diets containing different fruit amounts on body weight loss and macronutrient oxidation.

Rodriguez MC, Parra MD, Marques-Lopes I, De Morentin BE, Gonzalez A, Martinez JA.

Department of Physiology and Nutrition, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.

The consumption of specific foods in energy-restricted diets may affect the weight loss process. The purpose of this research was to evaluate whether obese women following two hypocaloric diets with distinct fruit content differ in weight loss and metabolic responses. Fifteen obese women were included, who were randomly assigned to follow a low or a high-fruit energy-restricted diet for 8 weeks. The main outcome variables were weight and fat losses. Metabolic measurements concerning macronutrient oxidation were also assessed by using (13)C labelled fructose and indirect calorimetry. The induced weight loss was similar for both diets (6.9 +/- 2% vs. 6.6 +/- 2%, p = 0.785). Both experimental diets similarly improved the lipid plasma profile in the participants, but the cholesterol fall was higher in obese subjects receiving the diet containing more fruit. No statistical differences in lipids carbohydrates and (13)C labelled fructose utilisation were observed, but protein oxidation was differently affected by the experimental diets. The compensatory effects of the associated fibre/fructose intake may explain the lack of a specific effect of the fruit amount on hypocaloric diets designed to weight loss, although the increased fibre content from enriched fruit diets may be involved


watch your total cal's, aside from that its not the apples

[BFG]

good post getgot

[galya]

As with any dietary experiement, it is important to assess all factors that changed as well as how consistent you were with the change. how many apples a day exactly and when? How were they combined with other foods?
For example I have added a 1/2 fruit in 3 of my breakfasts a week and this has not affected my fat burning. However, everything else stayed the same. I did the same experiment with one fruit each night a year ago and it affected my fat burning. It is important to know how the other factors changed or didn't change. If you added 2-4 apples a day and kept your fat the same, given the inverse relationship between fats and carbs (you added as high as 70-80 grams of carbs for 4 big apples) it could realistically affect your fat burning. Also, I remember an article over at Christian Finn a year ago about fructose affecting fatty acid oxidization three times worse than plain sugar...just food for thought.

[I. Kay]

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has not affected my fat burning.

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Or could this be because you HAVE no fat?!? I've seen the pics... Dang! [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

- You still coming to the retreat? Boston is RIIIGHT next to Little Rock. Stop by! [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] (Oh, and it'll still be cold here, and I only have enough blankets for two of us... so you can leave behind that guy that claims to be your husband!)

[galya]

LOL, this cheered up my afternoon.
I am coming to the retreat and will let you pinch my fat. No kidding
I am flying into LR and then out to Indy.