LLVLC On YouTube: Are You A Metabolically-Obese Thin Person? (Episode 70)
LivinLaVidaLowCarb.com blogger Jimmy Moore and his wife Christine have heard from so many people who are upset that their thin friends are able to eat whatever carbohydrates they want and stay skinny while they are forced to eat low-carb and struggled to keep their weight in check. But what the scale says doesn't necessarily correlate to the health of those individuals as your favorite low-carb couple share in the latest installment of their popular "Livin' La Vida Low-Carb on YouTube" series. In Episode 70, Jimmy and Christine discuss a concept put forth by low-carb physician Dr. Mary C. Vernon at the recent ASBP/Nutrition & Metabolism meeting in Charleston, SC that there are a bunch of thin people walking around who are, in essence, "metabolically obese." What this means is that despite the fact these people look like they are healthy on the outside, some very specific health markers say otherwise--including low HDL cholesterol, high triglycerides, and elevated levels of the small, dense LDL particles that are the main culprit in heart disease. Not surprisingly, a low-carb diet has been shown in numerous research studies to raise HDL "good" cholesterol to over 50, lower triglycerides to below 100, and change the quality of your LDL particles to the large, fluffy, protective kind while virtually eliminating the small, dense, and dangerous kind. So even when the scale isn't cooperating and the weight loss on your low-carb lifestyle may not be where you'd like it to be ...
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